Police Chief Rocky Wardlow

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

The City of Horseshoe Bay has made no official comment on events that may have led the death of Supervisor for Water Plant Operations Steve Hawley, as an investigation into his passing after scuba diving at work on May 26 continues.

Hawley died May 31 at St. David's Hospital in Austin. He had been transferred there from the Baylor Scott & White Level I Trauma Center in Lakeway.

“Steve will be sorely missed,” said Horseshoe Bay City Manager Stan Farmer. “He was more than a colleague; he was part of our family here. He had worked for the city for five years.”

Horseshoe Bay Police Chief Rocky Wardlow, echoed Farmer's sentiment.

“It is a big loss,” said Wardlow. “I considered him a friend myself and this is a big loss.”

On Jan. 21 at 2 p.m., the Texas Ranger Association Foundation (TRAF), in conjunction with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the City of Horseshoe Bay are holding a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary since the death of Texas Ranger Stan Guffey who was killed in the line of duty while rescuing a two-year-old kidnapping victim in Horseshoe Bay.