VIDEO: An East Valley fire department honored the life of a longtime firefighter who died last Monday. On Saturday, the Mesa Fire and Medical Department held a funeral procession and service at Central Christian Church honoring Engineer Paul Shupe. Shupe, 58, had a distinguished career of over 20 years serving the Mesa community and fought a courageous battle against glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, after being diagnosed in October 2024, according to Mesa Fire. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, who has been a dispatcher in Mesa for over 10 years, and their four children.
