Funeral Set for Stillwater Native, St. Paul Police Officer Josh Lynaugh

The funeral service for , has been set for Friday.

Lynaugh, 30, died Saturday as the result of a heart attack he suffered after being involved in a foot chase a week prior.

Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. Thursday at Mueller Parkway Chapel, 835 Johnson Parkway, in St. Paul.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Paul Cathedral, with interment following at Lakeview Cemetery.

Lynaugh was a 2001 graduate of Stillwater Area High School. He played football and baseball for the Ponies. He was also a Police Explorer with the Stillwater Police Department.

“He was a great kid,” Mike Polehna said. “He always wanted to be a police officer — following in his father’s footsteps. It’s really a shame.”

Josh Lynaugh and his father, Retired St. Police Sgt. Tim Lynaugh, both began their law enforcement careers as corrections officers at Minnesota Correctional Facility--Stillwater.

According to KARE 11, Lynaugh and his partner noticed a suspicious person on Feb. 8 while patrolling in the 1100 block of Edgerton Street in St. Paul. When the officers turned their squad around, a teen fled on foot.

Lynaugh reportedly gave chase to the suspect, who was eventually caught and cited for fleeing police and a curfew violation.

According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, Lynaugh became ill following the pursuit. The 30-year-old police officer was transported to a Regions Hospital where he it was discovered he was suffering a medical condition with his heart that required immediate surgery.

Lynaugh underwent the surgery, but died from complications eight days later.

Lynaugh graduated from the St. Paul Police Academy in 2007, received the department’s Life Saving Award twice and had 16 commendations and letters of appreciation in his personnel file.

Lynaugh is survived by his parents, Tim and Lori; brother, Brian; sister, Melissa; grandparents, Marjorie Lallas, Arlene (Bruce) Depew; aunts, uncles, cousins; and St. Paul Police Department family. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Philip Lynaugh.

Flags are flying at half-staff. Employees of the St. Paul Police Department and Ramsey County Sheriff's Office are wearing mourning badges.