by 100Clubillinois | Jul 4, 1987 | Fallen Heroes
The first Chicago firefighter to die this year while on duty was killed in a fire that police are blaming on a 4th of July rocket. Firefighter James E. Hill, 44, died in the fire, and three other firefighters were injured, one seriously. Hill, a nine-year veteran of...
by 100Clubillinois | Oct 4, 1986 | Fallen Heroes
Police Officer Jay Brunkella, 39, was an 18-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, assigned to the 024 District Tactical Unit. On September 22, 1986, Officer Brunkella was fatally shot when his partner’s gun accidentally discharged. The...
by 100Clubillinois | Aug 4, 1986 | Fallen Heroes
Sergeant Richard Davenport, Jr., 54, was a 26-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, assigned to the 9th District. On August 4, 1986, Sergeant Davenport, while off duty, was alerted to an attempted auto theft in his neighborhood. He responded, identified...
by 100Clubillinois | Jul 27, 1986 | Fallen Heroes
Patrolman George T. Bryja collapsed and died of a heart attack after a foot pursuit. Officer Bryja was off duty when he was awakened at 3:00 a.m. by the sound of the burglar alarm on the family car. His wife set the alarm off when she drove up to the house and saw two...
by 100Clubillinois | Jun 17, 1986 | Fallen Heroes
Lt. Robert J. Liesz of the 10th Battalion was killed June 17, 1986, when an air conditioner fell three stories onto his head during an apartment building fire.
by 100Clubillinois | Jun 3, 1986 | Fallen Heroes
On June 3, 1986, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Teddy Jezuit suffered a heart attack immediately after a fire at a Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation landfill near O’Hare International Airport. Efforts to revive him were started on-scene, and he was...
