Roll of Honor
Kenneth L. Blunt
Incident
Deputy Director Kenneth Blunt was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting at an accident scene on I-55, near mile marker 80 in Divernon, Sangamon County at 7:40 am. Another vehicle lost control on the icy highway and slid into the median, fatally striking Deputy Director Blunt. Deputy Director Blunt was a World War II Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, brother, sister, and two grandchildren. He is buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, mother, brother, sister, and two grandchildren.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Director Blunt served with the Illinois Secretary of State Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kenneth L. Blunt served in the Navy (1946â1948) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Director Kenneth L. Blunt is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth L. Blunt's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth L. Blunt Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth L. Blunt is highlighted in Jan.