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Submitted: 11/2/14 • Approved: 11/2/14 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R34753-G34752-S3
Robert:
b. August 27, 1938, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
d. July 22, 2014, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (from obituary)
Dorthy:
b. October 5, 1939, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
d. December 20, 2013, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
From Robert's obituary:
b. Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
d. Fort Worth, Tarrant County,Texas
Father: Robert Burke
Mother: Jessie Lou (McDonald) Burke
Graduated from Polytechnic High School
Served in the Arlington Police Department November 1962-January 1996
Became Warrant Officer from 1968-1983
Received: Citizens Heart Citation, Purple Heart (for officers seriously wounded in action)in March 1992 and the Wounded in Action Bar in October 1992.
Recognized by President Ronald Reagan & Texas Governor Bill Clements for his attitude & professionalism.
From Dorthy's Obituary
b. Forth Worth, Texas
d. Arlington, Texas
Father: James Harvey Braswell
Mother: Melba Lena Braswell
Married Robert H. Burke June 1964
Additional Sources:
T. Hawkins
Ft. Worth Star Telegram, July 23, 2014 (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=Robert-Harvey-Burke-Bob&pid=171820227).
Ft. Worth Star Telegram, December 26, 2013 (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=Dorthy-Jean-Burke&pid=168739856).
Contributed on 11/2/14 by charlies.genealogy
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