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Christiansburg firefighter Jeremy Compton dies after battle with cancer

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. โ€“ After a long battle against cancer, Christiansburg firefighter Jeremy Compton died this Thursday morning.

โ€œNo matter what you are going through, donโ€™t give up,โ€ said Jeremy Compton at an event earlier this year.

Jeremy Compton was diagnosed with cancer back in 2020.

Last November, the 35-year-old husband and father learned his cancer was terminal.

Since the news broke, the outpouring of support from t-shirt sales to community events, was in, Jeremyโ€™s wordsโ€”overwhelming.

โ€œJust the outpouring of support has been phenomenal,โ€ said Jeremy back in December. โ€œNow seeing the shirts out in the community and then again the support, itโ€™s just been overwhelming.โ€

In November, there was a haircut event to show support for Jeremy, and once more of the community found out, they came together in many ways to raise money for Jeremy and his family

When I talked with Jeremy back in December, he was always positive, even with such hard news.

โ€œIf Iโ€™m helping somebody to push one more day, donโ€™t quit, just keep going, if I have helped somebody find god in their moment of need, then I think I have done my job,โ€ Jeremy said.

He said itโ€™s the best way to keep fighting.

โ€œHave the mentality well I will quit tomorrow, and when tomorrow gets here keep having that mentality,โ€ said Jeremy. โ€œIโ€™m not quitting today, Iโ€™m quitting tomorrow, and you know, just stay as positive as you can.โ€


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