Round Rock Man Who Died At San Antonio United Parcel Service Station Identified

ROUND ROCK, TX — The medical examiner in Bexar County recently identified the Round Rock man who was killed while trying to connect his truck to a double-box trailer last week.

Terry Lee Sawyer, 59, was declared dead at 5:07 a.m. last Tuesday, Oct. 17, at a United Parcel Service facility in San Antonio, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Police said he was attempting to apply air gates to the trailer but hadn't engaged the emergency brakes to his truck, causing it to roll back. Police said the truck rolled over Sawyer when he tried to get it to stop, causing his death.

According to an obituary notice posted by Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Pflugerville, Sawyer worked at UPS for 25 years. A Celebration of Life for Sawyer took place Saturday afternoon.

Survivors include his wife Angela and three children; Carter Lee, Dillon Lee, and Meagan Elizabeth, of Round Rock. He is also survived by his parents, Dorothy Sawyer of Abilene, Leonard “Buzz” Sawyer & Frances Sawyer of Ingleside, his brother Jim Sawyer and his wife Kendra of San Antonio, and his sister Judy Cooper and her husband Don of Lubbock; his father and mother-in-law Aubrey and Linda Carter of D’Hanis; his brother and sister-in-law Jeff and Stacie Carter of Round Rock; his brother and sister-in-law Tim and Roxanne Carter of D’Hanis and his cousins Brad and Kim Pohl of Leander.

>>> Photo of Terry Lee Sawyer via Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Services