(ROCKWALL, TX – Aug. 30, 2016) Dallas Police Department Assistant Chief Gary Tittle will be the guest speaker at a 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony hosted by Rest Haven Memorial Park and Rockwall Independent School District.
The community event, marking the 15th Anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, will honor the lives of the first responders killed in the line of duty that day and bring special honor to our local first responders. The ceremony will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, Sept. 9 at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Rockwall. Other event participants include Rockwall County Sheriff Harold Eavenson, Rockwall Police Chief Kirk Riggs, Rockwall Fire Chief Mark Poindexter, Heath DPS Director Terry Garrett, the Rockwall Police Department Honor Guard and the Amy Parks-Heath Starlight Singers.
“Remembering the terrorist attacks of September 11th and honoring the sacrifice of first responders, makes it especially meaningful to welcome Assistant Chief Tittle from the Dallas Police Department’s Command Staff,” said Dewayne Cain, President of Rest Haven Funeral Homes and Memorial Park. “The killing of Dallas police officers in July was, and still is, a sobering reminder that our first responders put their lives on the line every day to protect us and we owe them our deepest gratitude and respect.”
Assistant Chief Tittle is a 29-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department and currently oversees the Strategic Deployment Bureau, which includes SWAT, Traffic, Love Field, Gang and the Criminal Intelligence Unit. Chief Tittle’s past assignments include the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Units, and the Internal Affairs Division and Public Integrity Unit. Since 2007, he has served in the dual role of Legislative Coordinator for the Department. Chief Tittle received his Bachelor’s degree from Midwestern State University and a Master’s in Criminal Justice Leadership and Management from Sam Houston State University.
Cain expressed his appreciation to Rockwall ISD for their event partnership. “We are grateful to Superintendent Villarreal and the entire RISD leadership for partnering with Rest Haven on this event,” Cain said. “It is a privilege for us to help pass down the history of 9-11 to local students, and to help instill in them a deep appreciation and respect for our first responders,” he added. Rest Haven appreciates additional event support from Coldspring Granite and Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company.
At the World Trade Center in New York City, 2,753 people were killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were intentionally crashed into the north and south towers. Of the first responders killed during the attack and eventual collapse of the towers, 343 were NYC firefighters, 23 were NYC police officers and 37 were NYC Port Authority officers. At the Pentagon in Washington, 184 people were killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. Near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 40 passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 died when the plane crashed into a field. It is widely speculated that the hijackers’ original target was either the White House or the U.S. Capitol, but crashed in the field after the passengers and crew fought to retake control of the flight deck.
Rest Haven Memorial Park is located at 2500 State Highway 66 East, Rockwall, TX 75087. There will be tented seating at the event, and groups larger than 20 are encouraged to reserve seating. Light refreshments will be served following the ceremony. For more information, or to reserve seating, please call Sharon Satterwhite at 972-771-8641, or you can follow event details on Facebook @RestHavenFuneralHome.
Submitted press release by Sharon Satterwhite, Executive Assistant to the President, Rest Haven.
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