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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Officer Larry Dale Candelari |
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of the Pasadena Police Department on April 26, 2013, at the age of |
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49, has brought a great loss to his family, fellow peace officers, |
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and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on October 15, 1963, Larry Candelari |
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was the son of Henry and Roma Candelari; he graduated from North |
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Shore High School and subsequently served his country in the United |
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States Marine Corps for five years; along the way, he completed jump |
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school and special forces combat dive training and was recognized |
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with numerous decorations and honors; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Candelari joined the Pasadena Police |
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Department in 1990, and he served as a member of the SWAT team for 22 |
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years; his tenure with the department also included working as a |
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patrol officer and as a Drug Abuse Resistance Education instructor; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, he was supported by his wife |
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and former high school sweetheart, Julie, with whom he shared 28 |
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years, and he took pride in a fine family that included two sons, |
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Seth Candelari and his wife, Dana, and Alec Candelari, and a |
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granddaughter, Tatum; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in high regard by the law enforcement |
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community, Officer Candelari endeared himself to others with his |
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upbeat and energetic personality; he was selflessly coming to the |
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aid of motorists at the site of an automobile accident, while off |
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duty, when his life was tragically cut short; and |
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WHEREAS, Texans everywhere owe an immeasurable debt of |
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gratitude to the courageous men and women who dedicate themselves |
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to the public welfare, and Officer Larry Candelari exemplified the |
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highest standards of his profession; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Larry Candelari and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Julie Candelari; to his sons, Seth Candelari |
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and his wife, Dana Garcia Candelari, and Alec Candelari; to his |
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granddaughter, Tatum Candelari; to his brothers, Enrico and James |
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Candelari; to his half-brother, Buddy Casper; to his half-sister, |
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Connie Casper; to his father- and mother-in-law, Allen and Nancy |
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Thomas; to his sister-in-law, Natalie Thomas Hoelzer; and to his |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Officer |
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Larry Candelari. |
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Perez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 250 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 25, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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