DISD Trustee Ed Turner names Career Institute East for his late childhood friend, Adelio Williams

By: Brenda Hernandez

Outlets: Dallas Free Press

Published: March 25, 2025

Words: 933

Last Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago

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Career Institute East will be renamed after a beloved South Dallas plumber who died in 2021 — Adelio Williams.

At a DISD board meeting on March 20, eight of the nine board members approved the name change. Eleven of Adelio Williams’ family and friends were in attendance, and their applause and tears echoed in the meeting room after the final vote was announced.

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