Date of Death: June 2, 2005 in the performance of law enforcement duty in Quantico, Virginia.
Cause of Death: Special Agent Robert R. Hardesty died on June 2, 2005, as a result of an accident during SWAT training at the FBI Academy on May 25, 2005 in Quantico, Virginia. Special Agent Hardesty, 40, was assigned to the Springfield, Illinois Division at the time of his death and was a member of that office's SWAT team. Prior to joining the FBI three-and-a-half years earlier, he served in the Porter County, Indiana Sheriff's Department. In his honor, the Springfield FBI Office now bears his name.
Burial Location:
Calvary Cemetery
Portage, Indiana
Section M, Lot 83