Winford Odell "Mickey" Pattillo
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Deputy Sheriff

Winford Odell "Mickey" Pattillo

Bexar County Sheriff's Office — San Antonio, TX
Accident
End of Watch June 9, 1969
Age 57
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

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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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

Location San Antonio, TX
Platform Identity bcso.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 9, 1969
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Winford Odell "Mickey" Pattillo is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

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.

Bexar County Sheriff's Office
6
of 18 officers
33.3% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Winford Odell "Mickey" Pattillo's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Winford Odell "Mickey" Pattillo Compares

Age at End of Watch
57
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Winford Odell "Mickey" Pattillo is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897