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Dream vacation: Terminally ill man looks to use final wish on chosen family

March 25, 2026 | Hansen Hasenberg

Jeffrey Bearce, a retired police officer from Maine, is spending his final months with family, including children he isn’t related to by blood. Bearce, first diagnosed with cancer in 2009, plans a special spring vacation at Navarre Beach with three children he considers the grandchildren he never had.

Jeffrey Bearce with brothers Carter, Asher and Dawson. Bearce, who doesnt have any grandchildren by blood, has taken the boys under his wing.

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