Roll of Honor
Raymond Earl Walsh
Incident
Park Policeman Raymond Walsh was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a traffic violator on Sheridan Road.
His police motorcycle struck a taxicab, at the intersection of Sherwin Avenue, as he chased the speeding vehicle. The vehicle he was attempting to stop was never identified and the driver was never apprehended.
Policeman Walsh, a WWI U.S. Army veteran, had served with the North Shore Park District Police Department for 19 months.
He is buried in All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, and two siblings.
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- 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.
Park Policeman Walsh gave the North Shore Park District Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Raymond Earl Walsh served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Park Policeman Raymond Earl Walsh 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Earl Walsh's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Earl Walsh Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Earl Walsh is highlighted in Mar.