Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Walter Pitman suffered a fatal heart attack after dragging a drunken man to the jail.
Marshal Pitman served with the Wharton Police Department for 15 years and had previously served as a constable for four years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. He was buried in the Wharton City Cemetery.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Pitman gave the Wharton Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wharton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Pitman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Walter Wright Pitman is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Wright Pitman's cause is highlighted.
How Walter Wright Pitman Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Wright Pitman is highlighted in Nov.