In re Parchert

This claim arises out of the death of a deputy sheriff for Rock Island County, Illinois. The decedent’s beneficiary seeks payment of compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Compensation Act, hereinafter referred to as the Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 281 et seq.

The applicant for these benefits is Mary E. Parchert, the wife of the decedent. She is the beneficiary designated by him as evidenced by the form completed by him and by the application submitted by her. Subsequent to the filing of her claim, Mrs. Parchert died. Thus at the outset…