Correctional Officer Dalton B. Cawthray, 45, was killed on January 5, 1984, by an accidental gunshot while cleaning firearms in the jail armory at the Clemens Unit in Brazoria, Texas. The wound was to the chest and the discharge was ruled inadvertent. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and worked as a corrections officer at the time.

He was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and his mother. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice investigated the incident and concluded there was no foul play; no arrests or murder investigations followed.

Does anyone have memories of Officer Cawthray or information about his career and life in Brazoria that could add to the record?