Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Mike Queeney died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while assigned to Civil Process at the Will County Courthouse at 100 West Jefferson Street in Joliet.
Deputy Queeney had served with the Will County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Deputy Sheriff Michael Queeney died on January 8, 2022 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 48.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Deputy Sheriff Queeney gave the Will County Sheriff's Office 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Joliet community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Queeney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Michael Queeney 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%.
At Will County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Queeney's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Queeney Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Queeney is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
5 officers from Will County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
