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Wallace Milton Pack

Died April 4, 1981

Wallace Milton Pack served in the U.S. Army for 1 year and 9 months. Wallace served during the years of World War II and the Cold War.

How He Died
Manner Homicide
Cause Gunshot wound
Mechanism Unknown
What Happened

Warden Wallace Pack and Officer Billy Moore were shot and killed by a prisoner who was able to gain control of one of the officers' pistols at the Ellis I Unit. The suspect was acquitted on a defense of self-defense but remained in custody on charges of burglary. Warden Pack was survived by his wife, mother, three stepchildren, two brothers, and four grandchildren. He is buried in Wheelock Cemetery, Wheelock, Robertson County, Texas.

Survivors
Warden Pack was survived by his wife, mother, three stepchildren, two brothers, and four grandchildren.
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Service Record
U.S. Army
1945 – 1947
Also Served
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
Warden
Memorials
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 27-W · Line 9 cut as WALLACE M PACK
In Our Keeping
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In tribute

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.

Warden Pack served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

Rest easy, Warden Pack.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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