The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire is mourning the loss of one of their own.
Lieutenant Randolph "Randy" Meyer, II died on August 19.
Only 38, Meyer died from a rare former of appendiceal cancer.
Meyer graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 2002 and became a firefighter in 2007.
He was prompted to Lieutenant last year.
"Randy was an exceptional man who embodied the spirit of what it means to be a firefighter: he was courageous, dedicated, and was always thinking of others. He was an excellent mentor to others in the Bureau and he bravely fought his battle until the very end," said Darryl Jones, Chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. "He will be greatly missed."
Meyer's wife Stephanie says it was her husband's mission to bring awareness to appendix cancer and Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation.
