His face is on billboards, brochures and You Tube videos promoting Old Abilene Town and its summer gunfights.
But this Saturday Wade Tuxhorn will not be giving his usual lesson to kids on the dangers of guns nor participating in the ensuing gunfights, portraying Marshal Wild Bill Hickok.
The gunfights in Old Abilene Town have been turned over to a new group, one that left in 2016.Tuxhorn said he believes gunfights in Abilene started 60 years ago in 1959. He has been participating in the unscripted all volunteer event for 20 years.
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