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Born in Palatka, Fla., Wesley Dallas moved to Miami in 1955 when he was eight years old. A graduate of Mays High School, Dallas joined the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam, later climbing to the rank of captain.
Dallas later worked with the Dade County Public Safety Department, where he held the distinction of being one of the few African Americans to work in the homicide division.