Public funeral on June 3 for Officer Justin Putnam

Staff Reports

Fallen San Marcos Police Officer Justin Putnam will receive a full honors funeral on Thursday, June 3. The service will be held at Shoreline Church in Austin, 15201 Burnet Road, beginning at 10 a.m. and is open to the public.

Officer Putnam was shot and killed in the line of duty on April 18, 2020. At his family’s request, the funeral was postponed due to COVID-19.

A procession, limited to first responders from Hays County only, will travel from Thomason Funeral Home to Shoreline Church beginning at 7:30 a.m. on June 3. Members of the public are invited to pay their respects along the route, which will travel from Old Ranch Road 12 to Wonder World Drive, then on to I-35 North. Suggested areas for supporters to line the route include the Wonder World extension from Old Ranch Roach 12, along Wonder World Drive to I-35, and I-35 overpasses in Kyle.

The service will include special remembrances, video tributes, and the presentation of a posthumous award by Chief Stan Standridge. Full law enforcement honors will follow on the lawn outside the church immediately after the service. An interment ceremony will be held privately.

Flowers may be sent directly to Shoreline Church beginning Wednesday, June 2. Charitable contributions may be made in Officer Putnam’s name to Shoreline Church and/or the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center Transitional Housing Project.

No cameras will be allowed inside the service, but a livestream will be made available to media outlets and viewable on the City of San Marcos website and cable channels, Grande 16 and Spectrum 10.