Bryant Patrick Hemphill
Marshal

Bryant Patrick Hemphill

Valley View Marshal's Office — Valley View, IL
Cardiac Veteran
End of Watch October 14, 1965
Age 41
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Gender Male

Incident

Marshal Bryant Hemphill collapsed following a foot chase of several suspicious people.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-IL-0F914504
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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.
Marshal Hemphill served with the Valley View Marshal's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Valley View community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Valley View, IL
Platform Identity vvmarshal.kane.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 14, 1965
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Weapon Person

Military Service

Bryant Patrick Hemphill served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Marshal Bryant Patrick Hemphill 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%.

Valley View Marshal's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
IL — Statewide
45
of 1,318 officers
3.4% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bryant Patrick Hemphill's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Bryant Patrick Hemphill Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Bryant Patrick Hemphill is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location