Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Kolilis was struck and killed by a pick-up truck while assisting a stranded motorist. A 16-year-old male was driving the truck and he did not see Trooper Kolilis standing in the roadway. Trooper Kolilis had served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Kolilis gave the Missouri State Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Kolilis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Robert Joseph Kolilis 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Missouri State Highway Patrol, 18 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Joseph Kolilis's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Joseph Kolilis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Joseph Kolilis is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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