IFLODD: Firefighter Memorial


Firefighter Record

Firefighter Details

Name Teddy Jezuit
Agency Chicago Fire Department
Rank Firefighter
Type of Firefighter Career
Age Range 56 to 60
Sex Male
Date of Birth 0/0/0
Date of Death 6/3/1986
Cause of Death Stress/Overexertion
Nature of Death Heart attack
Attribute of Death [not applicable]
Type of Duty Firefighting operations

Incident Details

Incident Name N/A
Incident City Chicago
Incident State IL
Incident Date 6/3/1986
Incident Location Storage
Incident Attribute Fires

Incident Summary

On June 3, 1986, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Teddy Jezuit suffered a heart attack immediately after a fire at a Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation landfill near O’Hare International Airport. Efforts to revive him were started on-scene, and he was transported to Resurrection Hospital where he died. Jezuit had been assigned to 12th Battalion, serving with Hook and Ladder 63 and Engine 9.

Citations:

“Firefighter Dies After Blaze,” Chicago Tribune, June 4, 1986.

Obituary of Teddy A. Jezuit¸ Chicago Tribune, June 5, 1986.


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