by 100Clubillinois | Aug 25, 1997 | Fallen Heroes
Officer David C. Evans responded to a call of “police officers requiring assistance”. As Officer Evans proceeded to the scene, three pedestrians ran onto the overpass in front of their cruiser. The cruiser swerved to avoid hitting the pedestrians and...
by 100Clubillinois | Jul 12, 1997 | Fallen Heroes
Sgt. Michael Garner, 48, a narcotics officer with the Chicago Police Department who had served for 20 years, died Saturday. Sgt. Garner, who had held that rank for nine years, was shot in West Englewood while off-duty. He was a dedicated police officer who was proud...
by 100Clubillinois | Jun 20, 1997 | Fallen Heroes
On Friday, June 20, 1997, at approximately 3 PM, Firefighters Michael Drobitsch and John Ewald of the Chicago Fire Department were participating in a dive training exercise in the lagoon directly in the rear of the firehouse at Meigs Field. Proper diving equipment was...
by 100Clubillinois | May 16, 1997 | Fallen Heroes
On May 12, 1997, Lieutenant Lawrence Hobson of the Robbins Fire Department suffered a fatal heart attack in the line of duty while fighting a fire at a vacant property. Hobson collapsed while pulling a hoseline, and died four days later.
by 100Clubillinois | Mar 22, 1996 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Dell Fountain was alerted to a disturbance in an upstairs apartment that was being used for narcotics activity. According to trial testimony, Fountain followed when Murray fled into the upstairs apartment, and he was fatally shot after the defendant grabbed...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 26, 1995 | Fallen Heroes
On September 26, Lieutenant Thomas O’Boyle of the Chicago Fire Department suffered a fatal heart attack at a fire in a furniture warehouse. Lieutenant O’Boyle, had just exited the structure after checking on the progress of firefighters inside when he...
