Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Kirk Schroeder was killed in an automobile crash while responding to another crash near Sunnyside. He and his partner were responding to the crash from Hebron. They had just passed through Johnsburg en route to Sunnyside when the patrol car left the wet, slippery roadway on a sharp curve. Deputy Schroeder, who was the passenger, suffered fatal injuries when the vehicle struck a culvert on the passenger side. Deputy Schroeder served as a part-time deputy with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, one grandchild, parents, and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Schroeder served with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Woodstock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Schroeder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Kirk L. Schroeder 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 IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At McHenry County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kirk L. Schroeder's cause is highlighted.
How Kirk L. Schroeder Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kirk L. Schroeder is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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