William Kary Reynolds
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Special Agent

William Kary Reynolds

Accident
End of Watch February 24, 1921
Age 53
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent William Reynolds was struck and killed by a passenger train while patrolling the Texas and Pacific Railroad yards at Marshall, Texas.

He was walking along the tracks when passenger train No. 25 approached him from behind and sounded it whistle. He apparently believed the train was on a different on a traffic and stepped to the side in front of it. The train, which was traveling at approximately 8 mph, struck him.

Special Agent Williams had served with the Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department for only a few weeks. He had previously served as the elected sheriff of Dallas County for years and had served with the Dallas County Precinct 1 Constable's Office for 10 years, including six years as the elected constable. He was a widower and survived by his son, two brothers, and three sisters.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Reynolds gave the Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Reynolds.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Fort Worth, TX
Platform Identity tprpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 24, 1921
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent William Kary Reynolds 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 Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department
4
of 6 officers
66.7% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Kary Reynolds's cause is highlighted.

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

How William Kary Reynolds Compares

Age at Death
53
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Kary Reynolds is highlighted in Feb.

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