(LEX 18) — Governor Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff on November 4 in honor of a Letcher County firefighter who died in the line of duty.
Assistant Chief Joseph 'Joe' Back of the Whitesburg Fire Department suffered a medical emergency while on a call for service on October 27. He was taken to Pikeville Medical Center but later died on October 30.
Funeral services for Back will be on November 4 at 1:00 p.m. at Whitesburg First Baptist Church.
Gov. Beshear encourages everyone to join in this tribute.
