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Suburban Philly Officer Dies After COVID Related Illness, Department Says

The suburban Philadelphia police community is in mourning following the untimely death of one of their own.

The Micun family

The Micun family

Photo Credit: Joshua Micun Facebook photo

Officer Joshua "Josh" Micun died Sunday after contracting a COVID-19 related illness, according to the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department.

Officer Micun was most recently named Westtown-East Goshen officer of the year by his peers, police said.

Micun previously worked with Delaware County Park police, Upper Providence police, and Aston Township police, according to his obituary.

He was also a Legacy Member of the Green Ridge and Aston Beechwood Fire Departments, police said.

"Public service was second nature to Josh." Aston Township police said on Facebook.

He leaves behind his wife Amanda, and two children, Hayden, 16, and Sophia, 10, according to police.

Westtown-East Goshen police remembered him as someone who "always had a smile on his face and someone who loved to make others laugh."

Visitation and funeral services will be held at Minshall Shropshire-Bleyler Funeral Home in Media on Nov. 5.

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