Bill Text: TX SR10 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Gina West on the occasion of her retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-06 - Reported enrolled [SR10 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR10-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Senior Master Sergeant Gina West, who is retiring July | ||
| 27, 2013, after 27 years of honorable service with the United | ||
| States Air Force; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sergeant West enlisted in military service in | ||
| July of 1985 shortly after her graduation from Franklin D. | ||
| Roosevelt High School; she is currently assigned to the 136th | ||
| Airlift Wing Headquarters of the Texas Air National Guard at | ||
| Carswell Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth where she serves in the | ||
| Wing Commander's office as senior master sergeant, chaplain | ||
| assistant supervisor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of her military career, Sergeant | ||
| West has held numerous important positions, including her most | ||
| recent active duty assignment as the chaplain assistant career | ||
| field manager, where she was responsible for the recruiting, | ||
| retention, training, and professional development of some 300 | ||
| chaplain assistants around the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She has also served as an honor guard instructor | ||
| and supervisor and has won such honors as Noncommissioned Officer | ||
| of the Year and the Diversity Champion Award; among her citations | ||
| are the Meritorious Service Medal with six devices and the Air | ||
| Force Commendation Medal with one device; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Respected and admired by her colleagues, she has | ||
| served the nation with distinction, and her presence at Carswell | ||
| Joint Reserve Base will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Senior Master | ||
| Sergeant Gina West on her exceptional service to the United | ||
| States Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard and extend to | ||
| her best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 6, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
