SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1021
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Major General Joseph F. Weber for his outstanding
service to his country in the United States Marine Corps; and
WHEREAS, General Weber graduated from Texas A&M University
as a member of the Corps of Cadets and was commissioned a second
lieutenant in 1972; rising rapidly through the ranks, he served
as a major on the staff of the Commandant of Midshipmen at the
United States Naval Academy from 1983 to 1985; and
WHEREAS, He reported to The University of Texas at Austin in
1986 and earned a master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School
of Public Affairs; by 1993, he had been promoted to the rank of
colonel, and in May of 1996, he assumed the duties as the commanding
officer of the 11th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, California; and
WHEREAS, He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general
in 1998; in 2002, General Weber became commanding general of the
Third Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan; and
WHEREAS, He was authorized to assume the title of major general
in 2002, and he reported to Iraq in 2004 and served as chief of staff
for the Multi-National Force-Iraq for 14 months; he received the
Bronze Star for his participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
WHEREAS, General Weber has been nominated to the rank of
lieutenant general by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld; upon
approval by the United States Senate, he will assume command of
the III Marine Expeditionary Force; and
WHEREAS, The general and his wife, Brenda, have two children;
their son, Clint, is a captain in the United States Marine Corps
stationed in Beaufort, South Carolina, where he flies F-18s;
their daughter, Julie, is earning a master's degree in social work
at The University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, In General Weber's earliest days in Abilene, Texas,
his friends called him "Jumbo", and they still greatly admire him
today for his extraordinary service; he is truly a distinguished
Texas patriot whose service to our country has been invaluable;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby commend Major General Joseph F. Weber
for his lifelong achievements and his many years of meritorious
service to the nation; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Ogden
Armbrister Fraser Seliger
Averitt Gallegos Shapiro
Barrientos Harris Shapleigh
Brimer Hinojosa Staples
Carona Jackson Van de Putte
Deuell Janek Wentworth
Duncan Lindsay West
Ellis Lucio Whitmire
Eltife Madla Williams
Estes Nelson Zaffirini
Dewhurst, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 25, 2005.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate