A beloved Southbury, CT man died last week due to mesothelioma. Lester "Les" Cable was a 51-year veteran of the Southbury Volunteer Firemen's Association. For the past six years, Cable had battled mesothelioma due to an exposure to asbestos from working in boiler rooms of destroyer-class warships in the U.S. Navy while stationed in Italy. After three years of military service, he left to become a draftsman for a local industry, retiring at the age of 72.

Despite his diagnosis, Cable kept busy. He served as the chairman of the association's 75th anniversary celebration last year, organizing the firemen's ball and gathering the association's history for a commemorative booklet. Association member Brian Jones said Cable was the "gentle gentleman." His daughter, Sandy remembers her dad as a tireless volunteer that wanted to make sure everything was ok. "Even if it was just an alarm going off at 3 a.m., he'd say, 'No, no, I have to go,'" Sandy said. "He loved to keep busy and you had to tell him when to relax. He wanted to see everything done right."

His wife, Lorraine will never forget his good spirit and the joy he brought to so many. "He had no enemies, that's for sure. I think it would be hard to find somebody who didn't like him," Lorraine said. "He found the good in everything and everyone and he never saw a downside to his life. Even in the depth of his pain, he was a very happy man."

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