Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Wright and Jailer Robert H. Woodall left Waco at 5:30 a.m. to transport a prisoner to the insane asylum in Austin. Returning to Waco around 12 noon that same day the vehicle Deputy Sheriff Wright was driving lost a wheel and the vehicle overturned in a narrow ditch. Both men were pinned under the vehicle. Woodall died from a broken neck. Wright survived with a broken collar bone and four broken ribs.
Woodall had been employed as a jailer for the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office for the past two years. He was 58 years old and was survived by his wife, Flora, and five children. He was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas.
Survivors
He was 58 years old and was survived by his wife, Flora, and five children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Jailer Woodall gave the McLennan County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Jailer Woodall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Jailer Robert H. Woodall 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 McLennan County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert H. Woodall's cause is highlighted.
How Robert H. Woodall Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert H. Woodall is highlighted in Sep.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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