LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

The Louisville Metro Police Department is mourning the death of Lt. Nick Dewees, who died this week after a three-year battle with cancer.

The Louisville Metro Police Foundation has launched a fundraiser to support his family.

Dewees is the third officer from LMPD’s First Division to die in recent years.

His friends used these words to describe him: “Peace.” “Funny.” “Caring.” “Loyal.”

They say that despite undergoing treatment for cancer, he never stopped showing up for those who depended on him. He continued being a father, a husband to his high school sweetheart, and a baseball coach the kids adored.

“Nick was a very great personality. When he walks up, it is an instant calm,” said Lt. Joseph Fox

His friends say Dewees was never defined by his diagnosis.

“He

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