Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fire Captain Frank Schnurstein
Photographed By Sean Flynn, August 22, 2023
1. Fire Captain Frank Schnurstein Marker
Captain Frank Schnurstein, 44, of the Forest Park Fire Department suffered a fatal heart attack in the line of duty on March 29, 1969. Schnurstein was one of the first firefighters on scene to the three story building engulfed in flames. Firefighters placed ladders against the building to reach residents trapped in the nineteen apartments on the second and third floors. Schnurstein had just rescued a child and returned to rescue another resident. When he reached the top floor, he was stricken and fell backwards three stories where he landed on the sidewalk. Fire Captain Schnurstein was a twenty year veteran of the Forest Park Fire Department.
Erected 2015 by Village of Forest Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Heroes. A significant historical date for this entry is March 29, 1969.
Location. 41° 52.996′ N, 87° 48.539′ W. Marker is in Forest Park, Illinois, in Cook County. Marker is on Randolph Street just west of Belvidere Street, on the right when traveling west. This marker is near the southeast corner of Remembrance Park. It is one of four individual markers devoted to officers who died in the line of duty, surrounding a larger memorial to Forest Park’s fallen firefighters and police officers.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Police Officer Edward Pflaume (here, next to this marker); Police Lieutenant Herman Ziebell (here, next to this marker); Police Officer Michael Caulfield (here, next to this marker); Howard F. Sammon (approx. ¼ mile away); Mills Park and Pleasant Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Birthplace of Oak Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Mills Park and Pleasant Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest Park.
Regarding Fire Captain Frank Schnurstein. The apartment building where Schnurstein died, at 7320 Madison, is about a quarter-mile south of this marker.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, August 22, 2023
2. Memorial to Forest Park’s fallen police officers and
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
