Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Warden Henry Sims died as a result of exposure while chasing an escapee from the Joliet State Prison the previous week.
Deputy Warden Sims had served in law enforcement for a total of 24 years. He had previously served with the Chicago Police Department and Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
Survivors
Deputy Warden Sims was survived by two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Warden Sims gave the Illinois Department of Corrections 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Warden Sims.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Warden Henry Sims 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 Illinois Department of Corrections, 5 of 32 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 15.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Sims's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Sims Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Sims is highlighted in Jun.
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