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Wheeler Park
General Info
| Address: | 10239 Ingram Rd., 78251 |
| Phone: | 207-7275 |
| Website: | Community Link Center |
| Hours: | Sunday-Saturday: 5 a.m. – 11 p.m. |
| Size: | 3.55 acres |
| Amenities: | First come, first serve: 3 Picnic units Benches Walking trail Pond with fishing |
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| Notes: | Alcohol prohibited |
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Park History
Patrolman John Randolph Wheeler Park officially opened to the public on Saturday, August 16, 2008. The 3.5 acres of land used for the park was donated to the City of San Antonio in 2006.
The first phase of construction consisted of walking trail, benches, picnic units and tree plantings funded through the Unified Development Code in the amount of $78,479.
The park was named for Patrolman Wheeler, who was killed in the line of duty on October 14, 2005. Patrolman Wheeler died in an automobile accident at age 41 after his patrol car was rear-ended by another vehicle traveling at an estimated 100 miles an hour on Loop 410. Patrolman Wheeler's wife, Kim, was an SAPD dispatcher on duty at the time of his accident.
A veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force for 11 years, he was shot and wounded in the line of duty while responding to a robbery call. He was a Purple Heart recipient for valor in the line of duty.
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