OBITUARY
| Retired Carrollton Police Sergeant Allen Hollis
Dead At 38 From COVID-19
CARROLLTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Carrollton Police
Department, along with friends and family of recently
retired Sgt. Allen Hollis, 38, are mourning his death from
COVID-19 on August 17.
He is survived by his wife and two children.
The police department shared a tribute to their former colleague via
Facebook, writing:
“Everybody loved Hollis. He was the kind of guy who would randomly text
his friends “I love you” at 2:00 p.m. on a Tuesday. (He was joking,
except he wasn’t.) He was the kind of guy who would pull up to a Mustang
meet-up in his squad car and casually pop the hood. He was the kind of
guy who loved Christmas music year round, and especially loved to
torture those of us who didn’t approve of it until after Thanksgiving.
We lost our friend today.”
The department also urged people to “randomly text your friends ‘I love
you at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday.’ He’d love that.”
Sgt. Hollis graduated from L.D. Bell High School in 2001 and U.T.
Arlington in 2005. He started working at the Carrollton Police
Department in 2006 and spent many years in its Motors Unit. He was
promoted to Sergeant in 2017 and served as both a patrol supervisor and
training sergeant before retiring honorably in January.
His funeral arrangements are pending. |
Retired Carrollton Police Sergeant Dies of
COVID-19
Published August 18, 2021 • Updated on August 18, 2021 at 2:47 pm
Sgt. Allen Hollis, retired Carrollton Police Department sergeant, died Tuesday
of COVID-19, the department announced.
A beloved retired Carrollton Police Department sergeant died Tuesday of
COVID-19, the department announced.
Allen Hollis, a 38-year-old married father of two, retired in January after
almost 15 years with the department.
Hollis graduated from L.D. Bell High School in 2001 and the University of Texas
at Arlington in 2005. He became a Carrollton Police Officer in February 2006 and
served on the motor unit, as a patrol supervisor, and as a training sergeant,
before his retirement, the department said.
In a post on social media, the department described Hollis as someone who was
loved by everyone.
"He was the kind of guy who would randomly text his friends 'I love you' at 2
p.m. on a Tuesday. (He was joking, except he wasn't.) He was the kind of guy who
would pull up to a Mustang meet-up in his squad car and casually pop the hood,"
the department said. "He was the kind of guy who loved Christmas music
year-round and especially loved to torture those of us who didn't approve of it
until after Thanksgiving. We lost our friend today."
In addition to his wife, daughter, and son, Hollis is survived by his extended
family and friends, the department said.
Funeral arrangements are pending. |
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