Barry Lee Faust, 62, of Orefield, died Sept. 19, 2019 at home.

He and his wife, Cindy R. (Gross) Faust, shared more than 41 years of marriage.

Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Richard W. “Sonny” and Mary M. (Zimmerman) Faust.

He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Trexlertown

In 1978, he graduated from the Allentown Police Academy and was a patrolman for the Kutztown Police Department from 1978-82.

From 1982-2007, he worked for the South Whitehall Police Department and retired as a lieutenant.

He was a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Police Le-Hampton Lodge 35. He was an adjunct professor at DeSales University; Northampton Community College and Lehigh Carbon Community College.

In August 2009, he completed his first Ironman Triathlon in Louisville, Ky., and participated in four additional Ironmans and 16 half Ironman events.

In 2015, he participated in the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Austria and, in 2019, he represented Team USA in the ITU AquaBike World Championship in Spain.

He joined Team BlueLine in 2016, where he championed for families of fallen officers and recently joined “Fxck Cancer” triathlon team.

He also was a volunteer for Make-A-Wish, a member of Cetronia Ambulance Corps and the L.V. Road Runners Club, and running buddy for Bradley through “I Run 4 Michael.”

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters Kelly, wife of Chad Boushell of Emmaus, Tiffany Faust and her companion Justin Snyder of Kempton; sisters Peggy, wife of Rick Karpeuk, and Penny, all of Allentown; and seven grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a brother Jeffrey.

His Celebration of Life service will be 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at St. Paul’s UCC, 1249 Trexlertown Road, Trexlertown. Calling will begin at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Team Blue Line to support families of law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty, or to the Andy Derr Foundation for Kidney Cancer Research c/o Schmoyer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 190, Breinigsville, 18031.