By FireRescue1 Staff
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — A former Fire Chief who is battling terminal brain cancer was surprised with a gift straight off his bucket list.
Bill Duggan, a 40-year fire veteran who volunteered with the Tarrytown and Valhalla fire departments, was taken aback when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell walked into the Main Street firehouse this past weekend to present him with tickets to the 2018 Super Bowl.
The NFL reported that a friend created a GoFundMe for Duggan, who is fighting Stage 4 brain cancer, in an effort to get him to the Super Bowl.
According to the fire department, Duggan was told a couple of weeks ago that he “only had a brief time to live.”
The NFL contacted the organizers of the GoFundMe and said they had a surprise for Fire Chief Bill, This weekend, Goodell made the trip to Tarrytown to present Duggan with the tickets .