The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a deputy who served over three decades on the force. Daniel Rush, who is considered the department’s longest continually serving deputy, passed away at Northside Forsyth Hospital after being in hospice care for about a week due to a recently diagnosed,

Forsyth County Sgt. Daniel Rush died on Monday night after a week-long battle with a critical illness. Rush was the longest continuous serving member of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. He was awarded the FCSO Purple Heart after he was shot in the line of duty by a gunman on the steps of Forsyth County Courthouse in 2014.

Sergeant Daniel Rush died Monday night at Northside Forsyth Hospital from complications from a recently diagnosed critical illness.