The Rocky Hill Fire Department is honoring fallen Fire Captain James Lamarre one year after his death with a new memorial in the station.
The fire department said Lamarre died in the line of duty on March 8, 2022, after battling work-related cancer.
"His presence this past year has been sorely missed as he was a significant and integral part of who we are as a fire department," the department said on Facebook. Lamarre served the Rocky Hill Fire Department for 27 years in many roles, including as a career apparatus mechanic. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran and was very active in the Benino-Beck VFW Post 2138 in Rocky Hill as a chaplain, the fire department said.
To recognize his legacy, a memorial was placed on the wall in the fire station's apparatus bay. A ceremony was held to reveal the memorial.