Heroes Family Fund

TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF US.

We are dedicated to honoring the memory of the brave public safety officers that died or were injured serving and protecting the residents of Illinois.

We have provided financial support to the families of fallen law enforcement officers and firefighters that have gone above and beyond the call of duty.

The Heroes Family Fund has helped the families listed below.

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Donations may be mailed to:

IPPFA Heroes Family Fund
2587 Millennium Drive, Unit C
Elgin, IL 60124

Phone: 630-784-0406

Heroes Family Fund Website

First	Last	Department	End of Watch/Date of Injury
Steven	Zourkas	Niles Police	April 2005
Mark	Zielinski	Matteson Fire	December 2015
Thomas	Wood	Maywood Police	October 2006
Jonathan	Walsh	Joliet Police	August 2004
Cristy	Tindall	Peoria Police	December 2004
Tyler	Timmins	Pontoon Beach Police	October 2021
Ken	Thurman	Aurora Police	January 2022
Gary	Stauthammer	Peoria Fire	September 2017
Ronald	Shulga	Evanston Fire	May 2017
Brian	Shields	Aurora Police	January 2022
William	Rolniak	Riverdale Police	February 2004
Marlene	Rittmanic	Bradley Police	December 2021
Nick	Riordan	Peoria Fire	April 2018
Michael	Pontius	Freeport Fire	April 2016
Chris	Oberheim	Champaign Police	May 2021
James	Morrissey	Oak Forest Police	March 2014
Lawrence	Matthews	Dolton Fire	June 2017
Kenneth	Lister	Downers Grove Police	June 2019
Jose	Leos	Skokie Police	July 2019
Brett	Lauten	Lisle Police	September 2019
Nicholas	Kozak	Forest Park Police	November 2021
Steven	Kotlewski	Bensenville Police	Injured November 2021
Casey	Kohlmeier	Pontiac Police	October 2013
Gary	Hibbs	Chicago Heights Police	March 2021
Devan	Heard	Lockport Fire	August 2019
Terrence	Freeman	Rockford Fire	November 2009
Frank	Fouts	Kankakee Fire	July 2010
Jose	Flores	Forest Park Police	December 2021
Daniel	Figgins	St. Charles Police	April 2005
Eric	DeWitt	Matteson Police	February 2003
Mark	Dahlem	Palatine Police	February 2019
Dylan	Cunningham	South Holland Fire	September 2020
Jeremy	Chambers	Cahokia Police	April 2006
Joseph	Capello	Melrose Park Police	April 2020
Daniel	Bower	Freeport Fire	November 2013
Paul	Bauer	Chicago Police	February 2018
Tyler	Bailey	Bradley Police	Injured December 2021

HFF 2023 W-9 Form

ABOUT IPPFA

The IPPFA was founded in 1985 as a not-for-profit organization whose mandate was to educate public pension fund trustees. In 2009 the IPPFA became the primary education provider for public pension fund trustees in the state of Illinois. Our members manage over eighteen billion dollars in pension assets.