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San Antonio Express/News 12 Dec 1971 Funeral Held For Hunting Shot Victim Alpine - Funeral services for James Pechacek, 26, a former San Antonian who died Friday in a hunting accident, were held Saturday at Geeslin Funeral Home here. The body will be transferred to Esenberger Funeral Home in Boerne, where a Requiem Mass will be offered Monday at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Boerne. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernadine Pechacek; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Pechacek of Boerne and two brothers, both of Boerne. Pechacek, a 1962 graduate of Brackenridge High School, was a former outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodger farm system. He was a student at Sul Ross College in Alpine at the time of his death. Justice of the Peace Hallie Stillwell ruled the shooting a hunting accident.
Posted by Matt Cross ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- San Antonio Express/News Boerne Man Fatally Shot Near Alpine Alpine - James Emmett Pechacek of Boerne, 27, a Sul Ross senior, was killed in a hunting accident on the ranch leased by Roy McBride 10 miles east of Alpine Friday about 4:30 p.m. Friends with him were Charles A. Taylor, also of Boerne, Gary Gardner, San Antonio. Pechacek was in the passenger seat of a pickup truck driven by Taylor. Gardner was riding in the back of the pickup. They hit a ditch, causing Gardner to lose his balance. His rifle discharged, with the bullet hitting Pechacek in the back. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. Justice of the Peace Hallie Stillwell ruled the shooting accidental death. Alpine Police Chief Bill Hardeway investigated. Pechacek is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bernadine Pechacek, a City of Alpine
employe, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Pechacek, Boerne. Posted by Matt Cross
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