Graham Pulkingham - Circumstances of Death

Circumstances of Death

On April 1, 1993, while he and his wife were shopping in a Winn Dixie Supermarket in Burlington, North Carolina, a gunman fired upon store employees, killing one person. During that attack Pulkingham suffered a heart attack and died following complications on April 16, 1993. Prior to his death, he was suspended temporarily from the priesthood in September 1992 after admitting acts of professional misconduct.

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