The Houston Police Officers’ Union suffered a great loss in the early hours of Sunday, June 29, 2008.

The Houston Police Officers’ Union suffered a great loss in the early hours of Sunday, June 29, 2008. At approximately 5:15 a.m. Board of Directors Gary Gryder and Joe Pyland were working a traffic assignment on the Katy Freeway Service Road eastbound at Highway 6 when a driver entered the construction zone and struck both officers.

Gary Gryder	Joe Pyland

Officer Pyland suffered a double fracture to his right leg and was transported to Hermann Hospital where he underwent surgery.  Tragically, Officer Gryder’s injuries were fatal. Gary leaves to mourn his parents, wife Debbie, a Houston Police Officer who recently retired, a son Austin, a daughter Jennifer and numerous family members and friends. Funeral arrangements are pending.

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