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Calif. firefighters grant dying cadet’s wish to become one of them

Kevin Kunf Jr., 26, graduated from a fire academy and was on the verge of living out his lifelong dream when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer

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REDLANDS, Ca. — Redlands firefighters granted a dying Yucaipa man’s wish to become one of them.

Kevin Kunf Jr., 26, graduated from a fire academy and was on the verge of living out his lifelong dream when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Kunf’s sister, Kristina Hendrickson, said her brother had too many tumors to count. The family was inconsolable.

“One minute you’re absolutely devastated that you’re losing your best friend. And then other times you’re okay because you know he’s going to someplace better,” Hendrickson cried.

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