Todd C. Gillerlain
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Detective

Todd C. Gillerlain

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Illness
End of Watch May 7, 2020
Age 48
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Todd Gillerain died after suffering from complications of a fractured femur bone he received while on the scene of a homicide.

A blood clot developed, and he passed away from a pulmonary embolism.

Detective Gillerain had served with the Chicago Police Department for 26 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, brother, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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NW-CBAF-GXRK-E earlier record number BO-US-IL-BC1A63D6
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Gillerlain gave the Chicago Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Gillerlain.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 7, 2020
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Todd is one of 2,026 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2020, 346 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Todd was 48. Of the 1,994 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Todd had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 6.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 15%. Thursdays: 15.7%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Todd among them.

Across the years

Detective Todd C. Gillerlain

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch May 7, 2020

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-E

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