Bill Text: TX HR1837 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Captain Christopher D. Fox of Plano on his retirement from the U.S. Navy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1837 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1837-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1837 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Captain Christopher D. Fox of Plano retired from the | ||
| U.S. Navy on March 31, 2015, drawing to a close a distinguished | ||
| career in our nation's service that has spanned more than three | ||
| decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Captain | ||
| Fox was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps | ||
| upon his graduation from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1984; | ||
| he received his basic training in Quantico, Virginia, and then, | ||
| because of a shortage of navy pilots, he transferred into the navy | ||
| as an ensign in April 1985; he was designated as a naval aviator in | ||
| 1986, and he completed fleet replacement training on the P-3 Orion | ||
| aircraft at naval patrol squadron VP-31 in 1987; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From 1987 to 1990, Captain Fox was assigned to duty | ||
| with the Golden Eagles of VP-9 at Moffett Field in California; | ||
| during that time, he deployed to the Philippines, Japan, Diego | ||
| Garcia, and Saudi Arabia and served as avionics and armament | ||
| division officer, pilot Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures | ||
| Standardization (NATOPS) officer, standardization instructor | ||
| pilot, patrol plane commander, and mission commander; from | ||
| September 1990 until his release from active duty in December 1991, | ||
| he served with VP-31 as fleet replacement squadron instructor pilot | ||
| and as airframes branch officer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Captain Fox subsequently joined the navy reserve and | ||
| served as pilot NATOPS officer and as aviation safety officer with | ||
| the Executioners of VP-93 in Detroit; while a member of that unit, | ||
| he deployed to Italy and patrolled the Adriatic Sea to enforce UN | ||
| sanctions against Yugoslavia; after the squadron was | ||
| disestablished in 1994, he joined the Crawfishers of VP-94 in New | ||
| Orleans, deploying to Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, El Salvador, | ||
| Okinawa, and Japan and serving as the squadron's pilot NATOPS and | ||
| training officer, maintenance officer, executive officer, and | ||
| commanding officer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following his tenure with VP-94, Captain Fox served | ||
| as commander of Naval Air Base Support Unit 0170, as naval reserve | ||
| commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet Maritime Partnership Program | ||
| Detachment 413, and as naval reserve commander of U.S. Pacific | ||
| Fleet MOC Detachment 501; his non-command tours included active | ||
| duty service as operational support officer to the commander of the | ||
| Pacific Fleet, chief staff officer to the naval reserve commander | ||
| of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, and chief staff officer to the naval | ||
| reserve commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet Maritime Partnership Program | ||
| Detachment 513; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among the decorations conferred on this | ||
| distinguished officer have been the Legion of Merit, the | ||
| Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the | ||
| Navy Achievement Medal; Captain Fox is a pilot for American | ||
| Airlines in civilian life, and in all his endeavors, he enjoys the | ||
| love and support of his wife, Lisa; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Captain Christopher Fox's professionalism and | ||
| dedication to duty have earned him the respect and admiration of all | ||
| with whom he has served, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his | ||
| exemplary military record as he embarks upon the next exciting | ||
| chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Captain Christopher D. Fox on his | ||
| retirement from the U.S. Navy and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Captain Fox as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Leach | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1837 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 7, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
