A community mourns the unexpected death of a sheriff’s deputy.
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Joel Markowski died Thursday at age 54 in Butler County, according to his online obituary.
He served in the United States Army.
Markowski also worked for the Sugarcreek Township Police Department and was a school resource officer at Bellbrook, Edgewood and New Miami schools.
“Joel will be known for his smile, his unabashed kindness, the fact that he never knew a stranger and most of all, his love for his wife and children,” his obituary read.
Visitation will be held today at the Hamilton Christian Center from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a funeral service to follow at 7:00 PM.
His wife and children survive him.
Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements.
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