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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Captain Christopher D. Fox of Plano retired from the |
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U.S. Navy on March 31, 2015, drawing to a close a distinguished |
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career in our nation's service that has spanned more than three |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Captain |
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Fox was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps |
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upon his graduation from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1984; |
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he received his basic training in Quantico, Virginia, and then, |
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because of a shortage of navy pilots, he transferred into the navy |
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as an ensign in April 1985; he was designated as a naval aviator in |
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1986, and he completed fleet replacement training on the P-3 Orion |
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aircraft at naval patrol squadron VP-31 in 1987; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1987 to 1990, Captain Fox was assigned to duty |
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with the Golden Eagles of VP-9 at Moffett Field in California; |
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during that time, he deployed to the Philippines, Japan, Diego |
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Garcia, and Saudi Arabia and served as avionics and armament |
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division officer, pilot Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures |
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Standardization (NATOPS) officer, standardization instructor |
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pilot, patrol plane commander, and mission commander; from |
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September 1990 until his release from active duty in December 1991, |
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he served with VP-31 as fleet replacement squadron instructor pilot |
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and as airframes branch officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain Fox subsequently joined the navy reserve and |
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served as pilot NATOPS officer and as aviation safety officer with |
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the Executioners of VP-93 in Detroit; while a member of that unit, |
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he deployed to Italy and patrolled the Adriatic Sea to enforce UN |
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sanctions against Yugoslavia; after the squadron was |
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disestablished in 1994, he joined the Crawfishers of VP-94 in New |
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Orleans, deploying to Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, El Salvador, |
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Okinawa, and Japan and serving as the squadron's pilot NATOPS and |
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training officer, maintenance officer, executive officer, and |
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commanding officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his tenure with VP-94, Captain Fox served |
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as commander of Naval Air Base Support Unit 0170, as naval reserve |
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commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet Maritime Partnership Program |
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Detachment 413, and as naval reserve commander of U.S. Pacific |
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Fleet MOC Detachment 501; his non-command tours included active |
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duty service as operational support officer to the commander of the |
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Pacific Fleet, chief staff officer to the naval reserve commander |
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of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, and chief staff officer to the naval |
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reserve commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet Maritime Partnership Program |
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Detachment 513; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the decorations conferred on this |
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distinguished officer have been the Legion of Merit, the |
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Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the |
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Navy Achievement Medal; Captain Fox is a pilot for American |
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Airlines in civilian life, and in all his endeavors, he enjoys the |
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love and support of his wife, Lisa; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain Christopher Fox's professionalism and |
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dedication to duty have earned him the respect and admiration of all |
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with whom he has served, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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exemplary military record as he embarks upon the next exciting |
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chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Captain Christopher D. Fox on his |
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retirement from the U.S. Navy and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Captain Fox as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Leach |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1837 was adopted by the House on May |
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7, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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