GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) -
The United States Postal Service confirms one of its employees died while on the job in Scott County.
In a statement, the USPS says, "The Postal Service, particularly the Georgetown, Kentucky postal family, mourns the loss of City Carrier Assistant Daniel Christian Rosenbach, 42, and extend our deepest condolences to his family."
Scott County Coroner John Goble tells WKYT Rosenbach was delivering mail on Friday afternoon in Georgetown when he suddenly passed out. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Goble says an autopsy was performed in Frankfort on Saturday and it was determined he died from a heart attack.
The USPS confirms Rosenbach just recently started as an employee, with his first day being on May 12.
Goble says Rosenbach was 42 years old and leaves behind a wife and a seven-year-old daughter.
Goble says the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will further investigate the death starting on Monday.
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Daniel Christian Rosenbach, 42, husband of Katie Lawrence Rosenbach, passed away suddenly at work Friday, June 8, 2018 in Georgetown, Kentucky.
A native of Saint Helens, Oregon born April 14, 1976, he was a recently retired Chief Petty Officer (AEC) with the U.S. Navy and currently worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Along with being an Aviation Electrician, Dan had also been a Naval Instructor in Pensacola, Florida. An avid fan, he enjoyed participating in and watching all kinds of sports, but especially his Oregon Ducks and the UK Wildcats. His hobbies also included photography and woodworking. Dan passed on his eclectic musical tastes and love of everything historical to his 7 year-old daughter, Mattelyn.
Also surviving are his father, Harold "Skip" Rosenbach, of Oceanside, California; his mother, Anne Rosenbach, of Saint Helens, Oregon; his in-laws, Rusty & Brenda Lawrence, of Carlisle; his sister-in-law, Mary Ann Lawrence and her husband, Henry Mau, of Louisville; and his brother-in-law, Matthew Lawrence, of Lexington; as well as a nephew and niece, Hank & Davis Mau.
Dan was preceded in death by his brother, Erik Rosenbach.