by 100Clubillinois | Jun 6, 1981 | Fallen Heroes
First Deputy Superintendent James J. Riordan was shot and killed when he confronted an intoxicated person creating a disturbance. Deputy Superindentent Riordan was attending a dinner at a downtown hotel when the incident occurred. As he confronted the intoxicated man...
by 100Clubillinois | Feb 28, 1981 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Robert Marousek suffered a fatal heart attack while in the performance of his duties. Officer Marousek was in the process of transporting a corpse to the squadrol when he was stricken. He was transported to a local hospital and passed away shorty after...
by 100Clubillinois | Feb 4, 1981 | Fallen Heroes
Police Officer Richard F. Gipson was fatally stricken while struggling with a suspect at O’Hare Airport. Gipson, an outdoor patrol officer at O’Hare, was to have gone on furlough and then into retirement the next day. Two suspects attempted to purchase...
by 100Clubillinois | Dec 26, 1980 | Fallen Heroes
Officer James Jobe succumbed to injuries suffered two weeks earlier when his squad car was struck by a train. Officer Jobe was answering an emergency call when his squad car was struck by a freight train at the outer belt railroad crossing at Algonquin Road, causing...
by 100Clubillinois | Oct 7, 1980 | Fallen Heroes
On October 7, 1980, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Darryl Williams of Engine 68 collapsed during a house fire. Firefighters were unable to revive Williams at the scene, so he was taken to St. Anne’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead from a heart...
