In re Rivers

The Claimant herein, Eunice J. Rivers, seeks an award based upon the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 281 et seq.), by reason of the death of her husband, Allen Albert Rivers, Jr., who died on December 29, 1981, while on duty at the University of Illinois police department.

The decedent was a 51-year-old male employed as a field supervisor on the University of Illinois police department. His duties required him to work both inside at a desk and outside in good weather and bad. During the one-year period immediately…