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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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| 8 | 9 | | a close with the passing of William Rattay Jr. of Del Rio on |
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| 9 | 10 | | December 17, 2024, at the age of 65; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Bill Rattay was born on June 21, 1959, in Lancaster, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Ohio, and he began his law enforcement career with the Del Rio |
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| 12 | 13 | | Police Department in 1982; he was promoted to sergeant in 1996 and |
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| 13 | 14 | | reassigned to detective sergeant in 1999; he achieved the rank of |
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| 14 | 15 | | lieutenant and then captain in 2007, and he served in all of the |
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| 15 | 16 | | department's major divisions; after retiring from the DRPD in 2013, |
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| 16 | 17 | | he worked for the Val Verde County Sheriff's Office for a year and a |
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| 17 | 18 | | half; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2015, Mr. Rattay was reappointed DRPD |
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| 19 | 20 | | lieutenant, and he was promoted to captain of the criminal |
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| 20 | 21 | | investigations division the following year; he retired from the |
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| 21 | 22 | | department a second time in 2021, after nearly four decades of |
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| 22 | 23 | | dedicated service; at the time of his death, he was working as an |
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| 23 | 24 | | investigator for the Val Verde County Attorney's Office; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Rattay enjoyed the love |
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| 25 | 26 | | and support of his wife of 30 years, Tamara Harper Rattay, and his |
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| 26 | 27 | | two sons, William and Steven Rattay; his favorite pastimes included |
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| 27 | 28 | | photography, bicycling, and caring for his dogs, cats, and |
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| 28 | 29 | | chickens; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family, his profession, and |
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| 30 | 31 | | his community, Bill Rattay earned the lasting respect and |
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| 31 | 32 | | admiration of all who were privileged to know him, and he leaves |
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| 32 | 33 | | behind a record of public service that his loved ones can remember |
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| 33 | 34 | | with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William Rattay Jr. and |
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| 36 | 37 | | extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bill |
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| 41 | 42 | | Rattay. |
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