On This Date (October 07) 1973-Police Officer Milton Earl Whatley #3143
On this date (October 07) 1973 a wife lost a husband, a father and mother lost a son, his two brothers and two sisters lost a brother and Dallas lost a Police Officer
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Police Officer Milton Earl Whatley, age 26 and his partner Police Officer B.C. Stephens responded to a Burglary In Progress call at 4308 Holland Avenue, a two story small apartment complex.
The alarm, a Sonotrol Alarm indicated entry into a second story area of the complex. Officer Whatley ran up the stairs and found no entry as Officer Stephen secured the lower floor
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Shortly after returning to their vehicle, Officer Whatley began having severe chest pains and suffered a heart attack.
An ambulance was requested and Officer Whatley was transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Shortly after arrival, Officer Whatley suffered a second heart attack which he succumbed to.
Police Officer Milton Earl Whatley #3143 is interred at Ridgeview Memorial Park Cemetery, Allen, Texas.