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Deputy Sheriff

Donald Dean Love

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department — Carlinville, IL

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch January 4, 1974

Age 44

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Donald Love suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a disturbance call. Deputy Love was a United States Army Korean War veteran. He was survived by his wife, two children, and a grandchild. One of his sons also served as a law enforcement officer.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and a grandchild.

In Our Keeping

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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.
Deputy Sheriff Love served with the Macoupin County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Carlinville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Macoupin County Sheriff's Department

Location Carlinville, IL

Platform Identity mcso.macoupin.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 4, 1974

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Donald Dean Love served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff Donald Dean Love 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%.

At Macoupin County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department

of 2 officers

50% Cardiac

IL — Statewide

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. Donald Dean Love'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 Donald Dean Love Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Dean Love is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

124

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

116

May

115

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

109

Oct

121

Nov

113

Dec

111

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