Richard Moore Wynne Jr.
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Game Warden

Richard Moore Wynne Jr.

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch November 1, 1948
Age 31
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Game Warden Richard Wynne succumbed to injuries sustained on October 26th, 1948, in an automobile crash on Canyon Highway about 10 miles south of Amarillo.

A woman in the other vehicle was also killed.

Game Warden Wynne was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and the recipient of the Purple Heart. He had served with the Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Game Warden Wynne gave the Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tgfoc.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1948
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Richard Moore Wynne Jr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Game Warden Richard Moore Wynne Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission
3
of 4 officers
75% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,421 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Moore Wynne Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Richard Moore Wynne Jr. Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Moore Wynne Jr. is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Richard Moore Wynne Jr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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