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Marie Tippit, wife of officer J.D. Tippit, slain by Lee Harvey Oswald, died on Tuesday, age 92.
Last edited Sat Mar 6, 2021, 10:43 AM - Edit history (3)
Y,all, Marie Tippit, wife of officer J.D. Tippit, who was slain by Lee Harvey Oswald right after the JFK assassination, died on Tuesday, age 92. This photo shows her being comforted after J.D.'s funeral. The DMN wrote a fantastic article, here:
https://dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/03/marie-tippit-widow-of-dallas-police-officer-gunned-down-by-lee-harvey-oswald-dies-at-92/
RIP
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Marie Tippit, widow of Dallas police officer gunned down by Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 92
JFK’s assassin killed Tippit’s husband, Officer J.D. Tippit, on an Oak Cliff street shortly after leaving Dealey Plaza.
By Michael Granberry
9:21 PM on Mar 2, 2021 CST
Marie Frances Tippit, the widow of Dallas police Officer J.D. Tippit, who was shot to death by Lee Harvey Oswald 45 minutes after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, died Tuesday. She was 92.
Tippit had been suffering from COVID-19 and other medical issues and died at a hospital near her home in Sulphur Springs, said Rick Janich, a retired Dallas police detective and family friend. The exact cause of death wasn’t immediately clear.
“She really was an ambassador for all the widows — I would call her the matriarch — of all the widows of fallen officers,” Janich said. “You and I have no idea what these ladies and gentlemen go through. They have a special bond. She was always the one who told them, ‘The way to survive this is baby steps. Think of your family. Survive with your family. You will never get over it, but you have to do the best you can for your family.’ ”
When it came to her husband’s death, Janich said, “She never did get over J.D.’s loss. She always told me that J.D. truly was the love of her life.” ... So, it “meant the world to her,” Janich said, to learn, as she did in 2018, that she would be buried next to J.D. Tippit at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas. ... “Her wish was simply to be buried next to her husband, and now she will be,” Janich said.
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Marie Tippit, widow of Dallas police officer gunned down by Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 92
JFK’s assassin killed Tippit’s husband, Officer J.D. Tippit, on an Oak Cliff street shortly after leaving Dealey Plaza.
By Michael Granberry
9:21 PM on Mar 2, 2021 CST
Marie Frances Tippit, the widow of Dallas police Officer J.D. Tippit, who was shot to death by Lee Harvey Oswald 45 minutes after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, died Tuesday. She was 92.
Tippit had been suffering from COVID-19 and other medical issues and died at a hospital near her home in Sulphur Springs, said Rick Janich, a retired Dallas police detective and family friend. The exact cause of death wasn’t immediately clear.
“She really was an ambassador for all the widows — I would call her the matriarch — of all the widows of fallen officers,” Janich said. “You and I have no idea what these ladies and gentlemen go through. They have a special bond. She was always the one who told them, ‘The way to survive this is baby steps. Think of your family. Survive with your family. You will never get over it, but you have to do the best you can for your family.’ ”
When it came to her husband’s death, Janich said, “She never did get over J.D.’s loss. She always told me that J.D. truly was the love of her life.” ... So, it “meant the world to her,” Janich said, to learn, as she did in 2018, that she would be buried next to J.D. Tippit at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas. ... “Her wish was simply to be buried next to her husband, and now she will be,” Janich said.
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How hard that must have been... 
