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H.R. No. 798
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, North Texas residents lost an esteemed neighbor,
friend, and public servant with the untimely passing of Detective
William James "Bill" Carollo on April 5, 2003, at the age of 46; and
WHEREAS, A former United States marine, Detective Carollo
worked on a suburban Chicago police force before joining the Dallas
Police Department (DPD) where, with the exception of a year and a
half during which he worked as a special agent with the FBI, he
spent the duration of his career; he was an 18-year veteran of DPD
and was most recently assigned to the Homicide Unit in the
department's Crimes Against Persons Division; and
WHEREAS, He was the vice president of the Dallas Police
Association and was instrumental in establishing Assist the
Officer, an organization that helps families of officers who are
injured or killed; and
WHEREAS, A passionate defender of life and property,
Detective Carollo lost his life in a car accident while he was
driving to his Euless home; his passing was a tragic loss to his
family, to his fellow officers, and to the entire community; and
WHEREAS, Detective Carollo will be greatly missed, but his
legacy of heroic dedication to his duty and commitment to others
will continue to be a source of inspiration for the countless people
whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William James "Bill"
Carollo and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
to his daughter, Nicole Marie Carollo; to his former wife, Ramona
Kay Carollo; to his sister, Kathleen M. Hanson; to his brothers,
Robert J. Carollo, Michael J. Carollo, and George Carollo; to his
stepson, Nathan Bittle; and to his other relatives and many
friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of William
James "Bill" Carollo.
Goolsby
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 798 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 5, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House