Services set for Bruce Hyma, Miami-Dade’s chief medical examiner

South Florida’s criminal-justice community mourned the loss, Sunday, of Dr. Bruce Hyma, the longtime director of the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office who died at 60 after a three-year battle with cancer.

Hyma’s innovative leadership in forensic pathology advanced the department and proved an invaluable aid to police and prosecutors who investigate homicides.

Hyma’s life will be celebrated at services at 11 a.m. Saturday at South Kendall Community Church, 16550 SW 147th Ave., Miami.

To read his obituary, click here.

This story was originally published April 19, 2016 at 12:26 PM with the headline "Services set for Bruce Hyma, Miami-Dade’s chief medical examiner."