Capt. Pat Gannaway is dead
Gary Mack
Texas. Gannaway provided the FBI with Jack Ruby's DPD file and also
interviewed Jose Molina, one of several TSBD employees police were curious
about.
Here's the paid obituary from today's News:
Deaths Funerals - The Dallas Morning News - 06/07/2000
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GANNAWAY W.P. ``PAT'' age 84, died unexpectedly Sunday June 4, 2000. He
was born in Whitney, Texas on February 3, 1916. Pat was a member of Hyde
Park Baptist Church. Pat graduated from Whitney High School and later
attended Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He moved
to Dallas, Texas where he was a city police officer until he entered the
Army through the Selective Service in September, 1942.
He was commissioned a second lieutenant at the Army Engineer Officer
Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia on July 7, 1943 and assigned to
the 328th Engineer Combat Battalion of the 103rd Infantry Division, Camp
Claiborne, Louisiana. He went overseas with this division as a platoon
leader of 3rd Plt, Company A, 328th Engineer Combat Battalion. While with
this division he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal and one Oak Leak Cluster
for his contribution to the successful completion of the division's
mission as reflected in general orders 44 and 142, 103rd Infantry
Division, 1945. After the 103rd Division captured Innsbruck, Austria he
was transferred to the 45th Infantry Division and designated company
commander of Company A, 120th Engineer Combat Battalion. When the 45th
Division was demobilized he was placed on inactive status as a captain
CE-AUS.
He returned to the Dallas Police Department but continued his military
training in the USAR. He transferred to the Army Intelligence Service and
retired as a lieutenant colonel Al-USAR on February 3, 1976. He also
retired from the Dallas Police Department with the rank of Director in
July 1971. After retirement he moved to Austin, Texas and became
Coordinator Against Organized Crime for the Criminal Justice Department.
He served in this position until he retired in 1978.
He was preceded in death by Betty Gannaway in 1977 and by his daughter,
Lynne Gannaway in 1984. He is survived by his wife, Lucille Gannaway of
Austin; daughter, Patsy Celman and husband, Vic of Houston; son, Billy
Gannaway and wife, Carolyn of Cedar Park; Linda Dooley of Bryan, Texas;
grandchildren, Stephanie Hart and husband Justin of Highland Park, New
Jersey, Melissa Patsley of Austin. The family will receive friends on
Wednesday, June 7, 2000 from 6:00 p.m. to - 8:00p.m. at Cook-Walden
Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday,
June 8, 2000 in the Colonial Chapel of Cook-Walden Funeral Home, with
Reverend Paul Stephens officiating. Interment will follow at
Cook-Walden/Capital Parks. Military graveside honors conducted by local
veterans associations.
For those desiring, memorials may be made to your favorite charity.
Cook-Walden Funeral Home Austin, Tx 512-454-5611
Dave Reitzes
>Dallas Police Special Services Captain Pat Gannaway died June 4 in Austin,
>Texas. Gannaway provided the FBI with Jack Ruby's DPD file and also
>interviewed Jose Molina,
A-HA!
The smoking gun!
one of several TSBD employees police were curious
>about.
(Sorry, Gary. \:^) No disrespect for Captain Gannaway intended.)
Dave
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"Gary Mack" <gm...@jfk.org> wrote:
> Dallas Police Special Services Captain Pat Gannaway died June 4 in Austin,
> Texas. Gannaway provided the FBI with Jack Ruby's DPD file and also
> about.
Oh, my gosh. Another mysterious death. Where's Jim Marrs?
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