H.R. No. 814
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Mary Jo
Bartlett of Taylor, who died on February 22, 2009, at the age of 65;
and
WHEREAS, Mary Jo Bartlett was born in Temple on April 3, 1943,
to Thomas and Flora Simonington Barrett; and
WHEREAS, The first woman police officer in the history of
Williamson County, Ms. Bartlett began her career as a patrol
officer with the Taylor Police Department in 1977; and
WHEREAS, She worked her way up in a male-dominated field,
earning promotions to the rank of sergeant and lieutenant, and
finishing her distinguished 23-year career as a detective in the
criminal investigations division; she retired in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Mary Jo Bartlett was an exemplary peace officer
whose tenacity and determination earned her much respect from her
fellow officers; off duty, she was a caring and compassionate
friend and mother who had a wonderful sense of humor and a kind
disposition, and she will be forever remembered by all those who
knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Jo Bartlett and
extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
sons, Mark Bartlett and Brian Bartlett and his wife, Shannon; to her
sister, Betty Emmert, and her husband, Jack; to her brother, Terry
Barrett; to her four grandchildren; and to her other relatives and
many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary Jo
Bartlett.
Maldonado
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 814 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House