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Officer Leon Walker bio. End of Watch: Aug. 13, 1970. Age; 52. Years of service with Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission: 17. Cause of incident: Vehicle crash while in pursuit of poachers in Columbia County

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (GFC) Wildlife Officer Leon Walker, 52, was killed in the line of duty Aug. 13, 1970, when his patrol vehicle crashed while pursuing illegal night hunters in Columbia County. 

Officer Walker served with the GFC for 17 years. 

Retired FWC Officer Donald Pettyjohn remembers his grandfather, fallen GFC Officer Leon Walker.

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