A memoir. January 7, 1984, at 7:05 a.m., Sgt. Bill Davis, a police officer with Beaumont PD, was shot from behind by a man holding a .12-gauge shotgun at a distance of approximately nine feet. But, Sgt. Davis was not on duty when he was shot. He was in a wooded area hunting with a friend, several miles from help. He should have died, but he didn't. Bill was able to receive medical help hours later. Many times through his...