Gone But Not Forgotten

Bob passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010.  Rest in peace, Bob.  You will be missed

A northern Indiana police officer has died of heart-related causes more than a week after he fell ill while on duty.  Forty-eight-year-old Robert Thornberry died Wednesday night at University of Chicago Hospital, where he had been airlifted.  Kouts Police Chief James Boyce said Thornberry worked for Kouts police for a year. He says the department has lowered its flag and placed Thornberry's police car in front of the station as a tribute.

On March 8, a newspaper carrier saw Thornberry on a bench in front of the police station bleeding from the head and called 911.

Thornberry, who was sweating and disoriented, was hospitalized. While receiving heart treatment, a complication occurred and he never recovered.