Joseph Benik, Jr., 75, of Lititz, PA, passed away peacefully at home on February 13, 2019 following a long illness. Born in Astoria, NY on August 11, 1943, to Joseph and Mae Benik, Joe attended St. John's University and went on to serve as a police officer with the NYPD for 28 years in various precincts in Manhattan and Queens. He was a longtime resident of South Huntington, NY before moving to Pennsylvania in 2015. Joe was a devoted family man and gentleman with a keen sense of humor, as well as a great love of doo wop and 60's music and sports, particularly Notre Dame football and New York Mets baseball. He was a true survivor, having fully recovered from a brain aneurysm in 1974, and his family has been eternally grateful for his presence every day since. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Margaret (nee Leonard); his daughter Kathleen Armstrong (Robert); and son Joseph (Donna). He will be remembered with love by his six grandchildren, Liam, Conor and Megan Armstrong; and Matthew, Anna and Jane Benik. He is also survived by his sister Nancy Kelly (Joseph) of Groveland, FL. A Viewing will be held Sunday, February 17, 2019 from 4:00 – 8:00PM at Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory located at 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, February 18, 2019 at 11:00AM at St. James Catholic Church located at 505 Woodcrest Ave, Lititz, PA 17543. Interment will be private. In remembrance, memorial donations can be sent to CurePSP at PSP.org.