Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John H. Mundine was wounded by an accidental discharge when his pistol fell from his pocket as he was getting off the Aransas Pass train in Lexington. The bullet entered his stomach. He died at his home of peritonitis from a pistol wound to his bowels at 8:30 p.m. the next day.
Mundine was survived by his wife, Alice, son John and daughter, Conine. He was buried in the Mundine Cemetery.
Survivors
Mundine was survived by his wife, Alice, son John and daughter, Conine.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Mundine served with the Lee County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Giddings community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Mundine.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Harmon Mundine 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 Lee County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Harmon Mundine's cause is highlighted.
How John Harmon Mundine Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Harmon Mundine is highlighted in Apr.
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