Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Stanley Ronczkowski died one month after developing gangrene as a result of frostbite while on duty. Patrolman Ronczkowski was directing traffic at the scene of a fire on one of the coldest days on record in the Chicago area. Due to his extended exposure to the cold weather he suffered frostbite on his toes. He developed gangrene which led to the amputation of his lower left leg and died one month later as a result of complications from infection. Patrolman Ronczkowski had served with the Summit Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 11 children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Ronczkowski gave the Summit Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Summit-Argo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Ronczkowski.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Stanley J. Ronczkowski is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 66 of 1,318 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stanley J. Ronczkowski's cause is highlighted.
How Stanley J. Ronczkowski Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Stanley J. Ronczkowski is highlighted in Mar.