Redwood City, CA
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San Antonio Line of Duty Death
10/16/05
Kevin,
I recently attended your customer service class in San Antonio, TX at Bexar Metro. My name is Kathleen Wyatt and I work for New Braunfels PD. I am writing you today with a heavy heart and a sick stomach. Yesterday morning, 10/14/2005 in the early morning hours a San Antonio Police Officer was killed in the line of duty. Unfortunately that is what we do for a living and if it were that simple I would not even be writing this letter. My husband is a San Antonio Officer as well, so now this is making more sense to you, but the Officer that was killed was John Wheeler, who's wife also happens to be a dispatcher for San Antonio . This story has a very tragic history. In 2003, Kim Wheeler was working her console and she received the distress call when her husband John was shot twice in the neck while responding to a robbery. He fought his way back and was returned to full duty just this past January. Well as you might have guessed, Kim was on duty yesterday morning and received the distress call when John was killed. He was working traffic detail and was hit by a suspected drunk driver at estimated speeds of 90-100mph. He was trapped in his patrol car that was a raging inferno. I am not asking for anything other than maybe getting the message out to dispatchers everywhere about this incident and maybe suggesting that people make a donation if they can, to the memorial fund that has been established, the information is available at www.mysa.com under news-local. I think Kim deserves to know there are other dispatchers out there thinking of her and praying for her and her family. She is a true inspiration to other dispatchers of what it means to be a true professional no matter what the circumstances. Chief Albert Ortiz paid her a wonderful public compliment even in the face of adversity during his press conference. San Antonio has a strong union and I know she will be taken care of as "An Officer's Wife" but I think she should be recognized also as a Phenomenal Dispatcher.
The mailing address for SAPD Dispatch is as follows:
214 W.Nueva
San Antonio , TX 78207
(210)207-7484
also the memorial find:
Officer Wheeler Memorial Fund
San Antonio City Employees Federal Credit Union
Account# 688810
P.O. Box 830968
San Antonio , TX 78283-0968
(210)229-1128
Funeral arrangements are as follows:
Porter Loring Funeral Home-IH35 and McCullough (210)227-8221
viewing frm 0900 Monday thru 0200 Wednesday
Funeral Wednesday, 10-19-2005 at 1200 at Castle Hills First Baptist Church
2200 NW Military Hwy
San Antonio , Tx
(210)377-3030
Burial at Ft Sam National Cemetery
I will also forward you the memorial page from the funeral home. The San Antonio Police Officers Association website has no information at this time however their website is: www.sapoa.org
Thanks for anything you can do.
Kathleen W. Wyatt
Kevin Willett
PSTC & 911 CARES
www.pstc911.com - www.911cares.com
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