Officer Wheeler was born in on April 2, 1964. After high school, he served with the US Air Force for 11 years.
He joined the San Antonio Police Department in 1993. Officer Wheeler received the Purple Heart for valor in the line of duty after being shot by two of 21 bullets fired from an AK-47 by a robbery suspect in 2003.
Survivors include his wife, Kimberly, a San Antonio Police Dispatcher; father, Clifford; mother, Margaret; and daughters, Shayla and Mariah, all of San Antonio. Others include his brother, Jeff of Sugar Land, TX; sister, Nicole Bender of San Antonio; and his brothers in blue.
