Laurel Land is located in South Dallas, also known as Oak Cliff. I had to ask for directions to the proper section. It was a sunny day with people out visiting loved ones.
Officer Tippit is located along a fence where the road meanders and the burial ground shrink. This is my way of saying the skinny part of the cemetery between the road and the fence.
Officer Tippit is buried next to Officer Carl Jackson Cooke (died May 2, 1972). Continue reading “Officer J.D. Tippit and Musician Stevie Ray Vaughan at Laurel Land”