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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
First | Last | Department | End of Watch/Date of Injury |
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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 |
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.
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