Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Owen Masterton suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to numerous calls for service, including to a dispute call, during his shift the previous night.
He was in roll call during at the beginning of his next shift when he suddenly collapsed in his chair. Other officers immediately began CPR. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead approximately one hour later.
Officer Masterton had served with the Glenview Police Department for 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his son.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Masterton gave the Glenview Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Glenview community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Masterton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Owen Masterton 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Owen Masterton's cause is highlighted.
How Owen Masterton Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Owen Masterton is highlighted in Dec.