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Gov. Tim Walz has ordered flags be lowered to half staff in honor of the passing of Albert Lea firefighter Lieutenant Brett Thomas Boss, who passed away recently after a lengthy battle with cancer. 

He was 38. The National Fallen  Firefighters Foundation has classified his death as a Line of Duty Death. 

All Minnesota firefighters are invited to support Boss’s family and celebrate his life. There will be a Sea of Uniforms at the church followed by a processional to the Albert Lea Fire Station. 

Visitation is slated for 4-7 p.m. Friday night and the funeral will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Crossroads Church, 3402 Hoeger Lane, Albert Lea.