ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Roanoke County Fire and Rescue is set to hold a funeral service for Tommy Fuqua, the first fire chief of the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department, who passed away after his battle with cancer on Saturday, May 24.
On Thursday at 1 p.m., family, friends and community members will gather to honor Fuqa’s life and legacy. The service will be held at First Baptist Roanoke’s Faith Chapel on Marshal Avenue.
Fuqua became the first chief of Roanoke County’s Fire and Rescue Department in 1986 when it officially formed.