Fallen Heroes

The 100 Club of Chicago honors the brave men and women who serve in public safety, police and fire departments throughout Cook County and who risk their lives on a daily basis so that we can be safe in our homes, workplaces and communities.

The following is a listing of public safety professionals who, as members of one of the above departments, lost their lives in the line-of-duty.

2010
July 18	Officer Michael R. Bailey	Chicago Police Department
July 7	Officer Thor Soderberg	Chicago Police Department
February 22	Sergeant Alan J. Haymaker	Chicago Police Department
2008
July 2	Officer Richard Francis	Chicago Police Department
September 28	Officer Nathaniel Taylor, Jr.	Chicago Police Department
November 1	Officer Frank Russo	Schaumburg Police Department
2007
March 23	Firefighter William T. Grant	Chicago Fire Department
2006
September 27	Officer Thomas A. Cook	Metro Police Department
October 23	Officer Thomas Wood	Maywood Police Department
2005
April, 8	Officer Steven N. Zourkas	Niles Police Department
2004
February 4	Detective William Rolniak	Riverdale Police Department
April 27	Firefighter Jeffery C. Bergstrom	Stone Park Fire Department
May 28, 2004	Special Agent Terrance P. Loftus	Drug Enforcement Administration
August 8	Officer Michael P. Gordon	Chicago Police Department
2003
February 17	Police Officer Eric E. Dewit	Matteson Police Department
March 16	Sergeant Philip J. O'reilly	Chicago Police Department
2002
January 17	Detective Alvin Perez	Bellwood Police Dept.
March 19	Police Officer Donald J. Marquez	Chicago Police Dept.
August 25	Police Officer Steven E. Graham	Barrington-Inverness Police Dept.
September 18	Police Officer Benjamin Perez	Chicago Police Dept.
2001
May 14	Firefighter Willard C. Christoffer	Western Springs Fire Dept.
August 19	Officer Eric D. Lee	Chicago Police Dept.
September 6	Lt. Robert Augustyn	Cicero Fire Dept.
October 2	Sergeant Hector A. Silva	Chicago Police Dept.
2000
April 29	Lt. L.C. Merrell	Chicago Fire Dept.
October 1	Captain Thomas G. Gotkowski	Tinley Park Vol. Fire Dept.
December 23	Lt. Scott P. Gillen	Chicago Fire Dept.