WATCH: Memorial service held for Chula Vista Police Assistant Chief Phil Collum
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A memorial service is being held Saturday to honor and remember the late Chula Vista Police Assistant Chief Phil Collum. The department announced his passing on Friday, April 12, stating he had succumbed to a short battle with a rare form of cancer. They said he was surrounded by his family and friends, including his husband, William Lopez. Saturday’s service will be held at Eastlake Church, located at 2355 Otay Lakes Rd., at 10 a.m. The public is welcome to attend. Camp Pendleton confirms Marine missing, did not report for duty A livestream of the service can be viewed through the police department’s YouTube page. About Assistant Chief Phil Collum The late Chula Vista Police Department Assistant Chief Phil Collum. (Photo courtesy of Chula Vista Police Department) — Collum was a graduate of California’s prestigious Command College (Class 58) and the FBI National Academy (Class 278). — Collum began his 29-year law enforcement career in college in 1990, serving as a Community Service Officer in Santa Cruz, California. — Collum became a police officer for the Santa Cruz Police Department