Crime & Safety

Retired Firefighter Succumbs to Cancer

Lynn Owens, a retired Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department battalion chief, passed away Friday.

Here's information provided by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department's Facebook page:

The LPFD mourns the loss of one of our founding members, Retired Battalion Chief Lynn Owens. Lynn passed away early this morning after a courageous battle against cancer. Our community lost a leader, a steward of the , and a beloved family man today. Please join us in keeping Lynn and the Owens family in our thoughts and prayers.

—posted Friday, Nov. 4.

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