PENSACOLA, Fla. – Officer Stephen Grogan of the Pensacola Police Department has passed away after battling a rare form of brain cancer.
Grogan was diagnosed at age 31 with glioblastoma in 2017. As a result, the officer underwent multiple rounds of a chemotherapy and radiation treatments. He was able to successfully recover and return to work. However, in early 2019 a new tumor was found, NorthEscambia reported, eventually claiming his life.
Grogan was a U.S. Marine combat veteran when he joined the Pensacola Police Department in 2016.
He is survived by his wife Christina and two little boys.
Funeral services and other arrangements have not yet been announced.