PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Funeral services were held on Tuesday for Pittsfield Police Officer Michael Silver who died unexpectedly last week. Officer Michael Silver had been a police officer for 16 years, graduating from the State Police Municipal Academy in 2008. He then began his career with the Pittsfield Police Department and has been a senior tactical operator in the traffic unit for the Berkshire County Special Response Team since 2016. Officer Silver was a certified Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) Instructor in several areas. He also served for the Lee Police Department in 2015. During his career, Silver received several letters of commendation, a Weapons Seizure Award recipient, along with a Drug Buster Award. A procession was held at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday from Dwyer Funeral Home to St. Charles Roman Catholic Church on Briggs Ave in Pittsfield. The services was held until 12:30 p.m. "Rest in peace Ofc. Michael Silver Call Sign #403, your brothers and sisters in blue will take it from here," Pittsfield Police Chief Thomas Dawley. Local News Headlines Brush fire warning continues in Massachusetts Understanding your ballot with 22News: Question 2 Western Massachusetts lawmakers react to Puerto Rico comment at Trump rally How to keep kids trick-or-treating this Halloween safe WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.