ST PAUL, Minn. — The St. Paul Police Department is going about its duties to protect and serve with heavy hearts Friday after announcing that two officers have passed.

SPPD spokesman Sgt. Toy Vixayvong confirms that Officers Don Grundhauser and Eric McArthur both died in the past 24 hours.

Grundhauser, a 30-year department veteran, fought a valiant battle against stage 4 colon cancer, finally succumbing to the disease. KARE 11 was at a benefit for Don and his family in March, where hundreds of fellow officers and community members turned out to support him.

“We don’t quit; we don’t give up," Grundhauser told KARE at the benefit. "There are times I don’t want to eat, and I force myself to eat, or she (his wife Kelly) will say 'eat something.'”

Kelly Grundhauser shared news of her husb

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