Roll of Honor
Survivors
Survived by his wife, Amy Nicole Thorn; daughter, Kenedi Nicole Thorn; son, Jackson David Thorn; parents, David Lee and Carol (Williams) Thorn of Fairview Heights, Illinois; sister, Amy (Doug) LeGrand of Belleville, Illinois; and many extended family, friends, and fellow officers.
Biography
Matthew David Thorn served as a police officer with the Cahokia Police Department in Cahokia, Illinois. A United States Marine Corps veteran, he was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Cahokia/Dupo Lodge 216, and of Winstanley Baptist Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
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- August 2, 2026
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Officer Matthew Thorn served with the Cahokia Police Department.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. 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
Matthew David Thorn served in the U.S. Marine Corps (2002â2003) before joining law enforcement.
Matthew David Thorn is one of 1 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In IL, 11 of 1,318 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 0.8% of this state's fallen. That is 0.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Cahokia Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Matthew David Thorn's cause is highlighted.
How Matthew David Thorn Compares
When Suicide Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Matthew David Thorn is highlighted in May.
Military Service
Matthew David Thorn served in the U.S. Marine Corps (2002–2003) before joining law enforcement.
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