Roll of Honor
Incident
An accident occurred east of Whitesboro on Highway 82 at the scene of a previous accident which Chief of Police Will T. Miler and other officers were investigating. The lawmen were attempting to slow down passing cars in the fog when one vehicle skidded and struck Chief Miller. He was taken to a Sherman hospital and his condition was not considered serious. His condition grew worse and he died at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 27, 1940.
Miller had served as Chief of Police since the creation of the department in 1935. He was survived by his wife, Matilda, two sons, Carl Miller and Charles Miller, and two daughters, Mrs. James Flowers and Mrs. Lewis Glaslin; two brothers, E.A. Miller and Larry Miller; and a sister, Mrs. John Clark. He was buried in the Basin Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, Matilda, two sons, Carl Miller and Charles Miller, and two daughters, Mrs.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Miller gave the Whitesboro Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Whitesboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief William Thomas Miller is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,422 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 Whitewright Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Thomas Miller's cause is highlighted.
How William Thomas Miller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Thomas Miller is highlighted in Dec.
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