Game Warden John David Murphree, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Game Warden John David Murphree

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, Texas

End of Watch Sunday, December 8, 1963

John David Murphree

Warden John Murphree was shot and killed by a man who was illegally hunting ducks in Jasper County.

The warden was stationed in Beaumont and is survived by his wife and three children.

Bio

Age Not available
Tour Not available
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Not available

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MY FRIEND, J. D., AND I WERE CLASSMATES ALL THRU HIGH SCHOOL IN CENTER, TEXAS, IN THE 40s. HE WAS A FINE PERSON, AND MAN. I WAS SHOCKED, BACK THEN, TO LEARN OF HIS DEATH. FROM THE AGE AND PERSPECTIVE OF 82 YEARS, I AM STILL SHOCKED. AND THINK OF HIM OFTEN. MAY HE ALWAYS REST IN PEACE.

LOUIS MULDROW
CLASSMATE AND FRIEND

December 1, 2014