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Police Officer Gary Allen Gryder | Houston Police Department, Texas Houston Police Department, Texas

Police Officer

Gary Allen Gryder

Houston Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Sunday, June 29, 2008

Bio & Incident Details

Age: Not available

Tour: 23 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Vehicular assault

Incident Date: 6/29/2008

Weapon: Automobile; Alcohol involved

Suspect: Apprehended

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Officer Gary Gryder was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic at a construction site on the Katy Freeway. The drunk driver drove through a barricade and struck Officer Gryder and another officer without braking.

The vehicle continued until striking a brick wall, where the driver was taken into custody.

Officer Gryder had served with the Houston Police Department for 23 years. He is survived by his wife, son, step-daughter, two grandchildren, parents, and two sisters.

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Gary, just want to say your 'words of wisdom" still keep me motivated, if not sometimes sane: "Where you are now, and where you have been are always the worst, yet where you are going is always the best. That's a bunch of bull!" You had that right!! For what it's worth, I still suck at poker, but don't lose as much, thanks to you...yet I still lose! GO FIGURE!

I am saddened by your death constantly, although we worked together only a short time. Your zest for life, family and work inspired me to look beyond "the present" and look forward to "the future."

Thank you for the friendship, the advice, the company. Rest in Peace knowing you did not leave just a memory, but rather a legacy.

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September 2, 2009

 

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