The Assassination Of J.D. Tippit
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On the evening of the assassination, both Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy and the new President, Lyndon B.
Johnson, called Tippit's widow to express their
sympathies. Jacqueline Kennedy wrote a letter expressing
sorrow for the bond they shared. The plight of Tippit's
family also moved much of the nation and a total of
$647,579 was donated to them following the assassination.
One of the largest individual gifts was $25,000 that
Dallas businessman Abraham Zapruder donated to Frances
Tippit after selling his film of the president's
assassination to Life magazine.
A funeral service for Tippit was held on November 25,
1963, at the Beckley Hills Baptist Church, with the burial
following at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas. His
funeral was held on the same day as those of both
President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald
In January 1964, Tippit was posthumously awarded the Medal
of Valor from the American Police Hall of Fame, and he
also received the Police Medal of Honor, the Police Cross,
and the Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism. A
state historical marker to Officer Tippit was unveiled
November 20, 2012, at the location where the shooting
occurred.
Tippit's widow married Dallas police lieutenant Harry Dean
Thomas in January 1967. They were married until his death
in 1982. Marie Tippit later married Carl Flinner; the
marriage ended in divorce after which Marie resumed using
the surname of Tippit
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