Roll of Honor
Richard Moore Wynne, Jr.
Incident
Game Warden Richard Wynne succumbed to injuries sustained on October 26th, 1948, in an automobile crash on Canyon Highway about 10 miles south of Amarillo.
A woman in the other vehicle was also killed.
Game Warden Wynne was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and the recipient of the Purple Heart. He had served with the Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Game Warden Wynne gave the Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard Moore Wynne, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Game Warden Richard Moore Wynne, Jr. 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 Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Moore Wynne, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Richard Moore Wynne, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Moore Wynne, Jr. is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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