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Deputy Sheriff Kirk Schroeder was killed in an automobile crash while responding to another crash near Sunnyside. He and his partner were responding to the crash from Hebron. They had just passed through Johnsburg en route to Sunnyside when the patrol car left the wet, slippery roadway on a sharp curve. Deputy Schroeder, who was the passenger, suffered fatal injuries when the vehicle struck a culvert on the passenger side. Deputy Schroeder served as a part-time deputy with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, one grandchild, parents, and sister.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Schroeder served with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Woodstock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Schroeder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
McHenry County Sheriff's Office has lost 4 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Kirk is one of 354 officers lost to accidents in IL, 26.9% of the 1,318 remembered there.
Kirk is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Kirk is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1960, 8 officers in IL were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 115 years on record. The heaviest was 1927, with 11.
In 1960, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1960, 89 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 39th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Kirk was 50. Of the 344 lost to accidents in IL whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 45.3; the middle age was 37.
Kirk was 50. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Kirk was 50. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
October holds 11.3% of these deaths in IL, more than any other month. Fridays: 13%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 4 deaths at McHenry County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 26.9% of all 1,318 deaths in IL, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
McHenry County Sheriff's Office has 4 officers remembered here, Kirk among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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