Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Raymond Terry suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect after responding to a fight call at an apartment complex on North Cain Street. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. One of the subjects whom he struggled with was convicted of eight charges in connection with the incident and sentenced to five years in prison. Lieutenant Terry was a United States Air Force Korea War and Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Clinton Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three children, five stepchildren, six grandchildren, a mother, and two siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Lieutenant Terry gave the Clinton Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clinton community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Raymond Lee Terry served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Lieutenant Raymond Lee Terry is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 45 of 1,318 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
At Clinton Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Lee Terry's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Lee Terry Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Lee Terry is highlighted in Jan.
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