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° 52.999′ N, 87° 48.541′ W. Marker is in Forest Park, Illinois, in Cook County. It 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. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Police Lieutenant Herman Ziebell (here, next to this marker); Police Officer Michael Caulfield (here, next to this marker); Police Officer Edward Pflaume (here, next to this marker); Ofc. Nicholas Kozak (here, next to this marker); Sgt. Joshua W. Harris Memorial Walkway (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kajuk (approx. 0.2 miles away); Howard F. Sammon (approx. Ό mile away); Harold Q. Kirk, M.D. (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest Park.
More about this marker. The marker is one of five individual markers devoted to officers who died in the line of
Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 22, 2023
2. Memorial to Forest Parks fallen police officers and
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 P. Flynn, November 11, 2024
3. Remembrance Park (2024)
Remembrance Park was renovated in 2024 and the four existing markers, plus a new one added for an officer who died in 2021, were set in a semi-circle around the obelisk.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3. submitted on November 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
