Corrections Employee

Suon Troeung

Felonious
End of Watch October 27, 1988
Age 53
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Corrections Employee Suon Troeung was killed when he was attacked by an inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center. An inmate overpowered Corrections Employee Troeung to get the commissary keys and then robbed it of cartons of cigarettes and other items which were found in his cell. The inmate received two life sentences for murder and armed robbery. Corrections Employee Troeung had served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for 10 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter and two sons. Corrections Employee Troeung was a decorated veteran of his native Republic of Vietnam’s war for independence from communist forces.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter and two sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Employee Troeung gave the Illinois Department of Corrections 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Troeung.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
Platform Identity illicorr.sangamon.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 1988
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Not available

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Suon is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1988, 97 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 55th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Suon was 53. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Suon had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 0.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Illinois Department of Corrections has 32 officers remembered here, Suon among them.

Corrections Employee Suon Troeung

Illinois Department of Corrections · End of Watch October 27, 1988

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-E

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