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Huntsville’s Rev Pickett Aided Prison Families and Choirs
Rotary leader and Huntsville sports booster Rev. Pickett recalls the 1974 Walls Unit siege as a pivotal moment in his life. He later built a vibrant prison music program, counseled hostages families, and became Chaplain for Texas prisons, contributing to lethal injection history and a memoir and documentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Houston
Huntsville Hornet
Huntsville
Henry
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Ignacio Cuevas
Rudy Dominguez
Texas Department of Corrections
Walls
Jim Estell
TDC
First Presbyterian Church
Pickett
Estell
Rev. Pickett
Carrasco
Elizabeth Yvonne Beseda
Dominguez
Julia Stanley
Cuevas
Stanley
Beseda
Texas
Charles Brooks, Jr
Clifton
Joe Bryan
Chaplain Pickett
Hoop Dreams
Stevie
U.S
Presbyterian Church
Shirley Dahl
Clifton Record
Carol Spicer
Cufton Record
Carroll Pickett
Jane
Rotary Club
Walls Unit