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Former Burlington Assistant Chief dies

Stephen Black died at 62 and served on the Burlington Police Department for 30 years.

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Steven Black, former Assistant Chief of the Burlington Police Department (BPD), died at 62 on Friday, Dec. 30 in the Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.

Black was an Alamance County native and he served for 30 years at the BPD before retiring. 

BPD posted on Facebook and described Black as "someone who was larger than life with a passion for community and service."

Black's obituary wrote that he also served on the Boards of Positive Attitude Youth Center, Alamance Elder Care and Ralph Scott Life Services.

A memorial service will be held at the First Reformed United Church of Christ at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3. A private burial will be held at Magnolia Cemetery.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers that memorials can be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

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