Richard A. Pauly
N 31° 44.263 W 099° 32.858
14R E 448126 N 3511494
The short grave marker for former Coleman County Sheriff Richard A. Pauly at Valera Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMV4FF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2017
Views: 1
Valera Cemetery is located 1 mile south of Valera on the FM 503 from its junction with the US 67.
Marker Number: 4258
Marker Text:
(March 26, 1882-May 16, 1925)
A man who achieved boyhood wish to become a law officer, Pauley was a rancher before his election in 1923 to office of Coleman County Sheriff.
He was widely respected as a true gentleman. Often he did not carry a gun, preferring to convince fugitives that the law would protect, not hurt, them.
He was shot by 2 stowaways while investigating a train car.
His wife Kate Dancer Pauley and son Russell survived him.
Recorded - 1968
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