Storied Texas newsman who served as pallbearer for Lee Harvey Oswald has died at age 85
Mike Cochran, who during a nearly 40-year career with The Associated Press told the stories of Texasโ larger-than-life characters with his rich and detailed writing, and who ended up serving as a pallbearer for Lee Harvey Oswald while covering the presidential assassinโs funeral, has died.
Widow of Dallas officer slain by Lee Harvey Oswald dies
FILE - In this May 12, 2008, file photo, Marie Tippit, the widow of former Dallas Police Officer J.D. Marie Tippit who was devoted to helping others, and spent her life focused on God and her family, has died at age 92. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)DALLAS โ Marie Tippit, the widow of the Dallas police officer killed by Lee Harvey Oswald about 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, has died. Marie Tippit told The Associated Press in 2013 that it was โjust remarkable that I kept going" after her husbandโs death. In 2013, Marie Tippit spoke about a letter she received shortly after her husband's death from another young widow, Jacqueline Kennedy.