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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Fort Wayne Fire Department announced Sunday afternoon the death of Firefighter Nate Mills. Mills died Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced later. The family is asking for privacy at this time, according to the release.
Mills, 41, had been diagnosed with melanoma in a mole on his back in 2000. Five years after surgery and chemotherapy he was declared cancer-free, however he was diagnosed with cancer again in 2012, according to a News-Sentinel story in November.
Mills joined the Fort Wayne Fire Department in 2006. He had worked as an EMT at Huntington Hospital and was certified as a paramedic while he was there. From there he went to Wells County as a paramedic. He had also been a volunteer fireman for the Markle Fire Department, starting in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Rocky, and their children.
Fire Chief Eric Lahey said in a statement:
“The Fort Wayne Fire Department mourns the loss of firefighter Nate Mills. Nate fought this battle as he served this department: with grace, dignity, courage and unwavering determination to make a bad situation better. While he is no longer with us, he will undoubtedly be remembered by all who knew him. The family is asking for privacy at this time, but please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.”
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