Matthew Watt – San Bernardino National Forest California

Matt lost his battle against cancer. He passed away peacefully with his beloved Audrey by his side. Audrey we believe is the first to file a cancer claim post mortem and have the claim accepted through Department of Labor re: FECA Bulletin No. 22-7.  Matt’s cancer has been changed from non line of duty to line or active duty illness.

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