Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Mickey Pattillo succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when his patrol car struck a 1,500 pound bull that was standing in the roadway. He and his partner were patrolling a rural section of Bexar County when they crested a hill and struck the bull. Both officers were injured and transported to a local hospital, where Deputy Pattillo died a few days later. Deputy Pattillo had served in law enforcement for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Pattillo gave the Bexar County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Pattillo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Winford Odell Pattillo 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 Bexar County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Winford Odell Pattillo's cause is highlighted.
How Winford Odell Pattillo Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Winford Odell Pattillo is highlighted in Jun.
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