Oct. 21, 1964 - A nation's gift of nearly $650,000 was presented yesterday to the widow and three children of J. D. Tippit, the Dallas patrolman who was killed by President Kennedy's assassin.
They received the money from District Court Clerk Bill Shaw at the authorization of District Judge Dee Browne Half the funds will be held in trust for the children.
This was the first cash Mrs. Tippit (pictured at her husband’s funeral last Nov. 24) had received from an outpouring of donations that followed her husband's death last Nov. 22. She and the children—Curtis, 5 years old; Allen, 14, and Brenda, 15—had been living on Patrolman Tippit's $225‐a‐month police benefits.
Mrs. Tippit did not say what she planned to do with the Money, but a new car seemed high on the list of family needs. She pointed out recently that her husband's 1961 blue station wagon had a faulty generator.
“Besides, every time I see it in the driveway, I think J. D. ought to be inside,” she said.
The patrolman was killed by a man the Warren Commission said had just shot the President in downtown Dallas on Nov. 22. Tippit had stopped to question him. Witnesses said the man was Lee Harvey Oswald.
The family has continued to live in a small rose brick and white frame house in suburban Oak Cliff, and Mrs. Tippit said she had no plans to move. She may have the house painted, however, and a frayed couch and chair in the living room may be replaced.
Mrs. Tippit received a check for $312,916. Another check for $330,946 went to Mrs. Tippit and the Republic National Bank as trustees of a fund for the children. A third share of 53,716 was presented to the Policemen's and Firemen's Fund.

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