Retired Covington firefighter Dale Brown died on Friday.Brown, 55, died at his home of melanoma, a cancer that was the direct result of his service, city officials said."The City of Covington will honor Brown's passing as a modified line-of-duty death due to the nature of his illness," city leaders said in a press release.Brown spent 25 years with the Covington Fire Department. He was one of a half-dozen members of his family to serve in public safety for the city.He joined the Covington Fire Department in 1986 after volunteering for Taylor Mill. Brown served alongside his father, Don Brown, who retired as Covington fire chief in 1991 and died in 2017.Brown is survived by his wife of 30 years, Jenny; his mother, Roberta "Evone"; his siblings, Rick, Ronnie, Peggy, and Janet; and numerous nieces and nephews.A visitation will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Latonia followed by a funeral service at 1 p.m. A procession will go to Floral Hills Memorial Garden following the service.