Bill Text: TX SR420 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Carl E. F. Dally.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-17 - Printed in full [SR420 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR420-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Carl Dally | ||
WHEREAS, The passing of Judge Carl E. F. Dally on October | ||
19, 2022, at the age of 98, brought a profound loss to his family, | ||
friends, and colleagues; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born to Emsley and Ethel Dally on January 22, | ||
1924, Carl Dally grew up in rural Merino, Colorado, with three | ||
younger siblings, Robert, Louise, and Bernice; he attended | ||
Colorado A&M, Michigan State University, and the University of | ||
Denver, where he earned his bachelor's degree in economics and a | ||
law degree; coming of age during World War II, he served in the | ||
European Theater from 1942 to 1945 as a sergeant in the U.S. Army | ||
Air Corps 57th Bomb Wing; he returned to military service as a | ||
captain in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War; and | ||
WHEREAS, While stationed at Bryan Air Force Base, Judge | ||
Dally met a native Texan, the former Edith Carr, and fell in love; | ||
they married in 1952, and the following year they were blessed | ||
with a son, William "Bill" Carl Dally, born on his mother's | ||
birthday, February 9; guided by the motto "happy wife, happy | ||
life," Judge Dally settled permanently in Texas, yet he made it a | ||
point to visit his family in Colorado every year; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judge Dally began his career in Houston as an | ||
assistant district attorney for Harris County; later, he became a | ||
partner at Briscoe, Dally, & Shaffer, and he also lectured in | ||
criminal law at South Texas College of Law; in 1971, he was | ||
appointed a commissioner of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; | ||
when Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1977 to | ||
increase the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from five to nine | ||
judges, he was one of two commissioners who automatically became | ||
a judge, and he served from 1978 to 1983; he took pride in his | ||
service to the public, and his colleagues knew him for his | ||
integrity, work ethic, and dedication to the rule of law; and | ||
WHEREAS, From 1983 to 1993, Judge Dally served his fellow | ||
Texans as the assistant state prosecuting attorney in the Office | ||
of the State Prosecuting Attorney; he was also a visiting judge | ||
on the Third Court of Appeals and wrote opinions and served as a | ||
mentor until well into his 80s; and | ||
WHEREAS, Christ was always at the center of his heart, and | ||
Judge Dally enjoyed being a Sunday school teacher at Second | ||
Baptist Church of Houston, a deacon at Hyde Park Baptist Church, | ||
and a member of Austin Baptist Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judge Dally's last and favorite job was being a | ||
devoted and doting grandpa to his granddaughter, Laura, who had | ||
hoped to introduce him to his great-granddaughter, Ella, who was | ||
born less than a month after his passing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Carl Dally made a lasting, positive difference | ||
through his professional and civic contributions and devotion to | ||
his family, and although he is deeply missed by those he left | ||
behind, he will forever hold a special place in their hearts; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Carl | ||
E. F. Dally and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
family: to his son, William Carl Dally, and daughter-in-law, | ||
Cindy Laguna Dally; to his granddaughter, Laura Dally Stowe, and | ||
her husband, Nathan Jay Stowe; to his great-granddaughter, Ella | ||
Frances Stowe; and to all others who mourn his passing; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Judge Carl Dally. | ||
Paxton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 17, 2023, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |