BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Chris Allard formed The Tenth Man Foundation soon after his brother died by suicide in 2018.

John Allard was a prosecutor with the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s office in Belleville.

“When the legal team had consensus that they were going to try a case a particular way, they would literally turn to my brother and say, Hey, tenth man, can you poke holes in our case?” Allard recalls. “I think he would be proud of the work that we’re doing in his name.”

Allard also serves as a board member for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which hosts annual Out of the Darkness Walks to raise funds and awareness.

Allard is the chair for this year’s Out of the Darkness Walks in Belleville on Oct. 18. A similar walk takes place in St. Louis on Sept. 28.

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