Walton Odell Whatley Jr..
Officer Walton Whatley succumbed to injuries he received when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle on July 28, 1949. He was pursuing a speeding vehicle on 28th Street when a vehicle heading south on Jacksboro Highway hit him. Officer Whatley was transported to a local hospital, where he died from a skull fracture and internal injuries a week later. Officer Whatley was a United States Navy WWII veteran and had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for two years.
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In tribute
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.
Motorcycle Officer Whatley gave the Fort Worth Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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