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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1172
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Fred Chase, Sr., who served his country with honor and |
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distinction during World War II and the Korean War; and |
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WHEREAS, Fred Chase, Sr., was born September 9, 1925, in |
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Lytle, Texas, to Maria Vasquez and Vincent Chase; as the Great |
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Depression began to unfold, he learned from his parents at an |
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early age to be productive and stay strong in spirit; and |
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WHEREAS, At the age of 17, Fred Chase joined the United |
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States Navy to fight in World War II; he served in the Pacific |
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theater as a coxswain and achieved the rank of petty officer |
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third class; he was a helmsman responsible for piloting landing |
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craft during the amphibious assaults on the Japanese-occupied |
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islands of Tarawa, Guam, Saipan, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima, famous |
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for the raising of the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi; and |
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WHEREAS, He began working at Lone Star Gas Company in 1947, |
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and he volunteered to join the Marine Corps Reserve in 1949 and |
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was called to active duty during the Korean Conflict; he attained |
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the rank of staff sergeant and was honorably discharged in 1951; |
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he later went on to serve in the Texas Army National Guard Reserve |
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with the rank of master sergeant in the 249th Tank Battalion; and |
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WHEREAS, In August of 1947, he married Frances Yllegas of |
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San Antonio; the couple resided in Fort Worth and in Arlington |
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and raised three children, Robert Chase, Fred Chase, Jr., and |
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Irene Chase; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chase had a successful 38-year career with |
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Lone Star Gas Company; he rose through the company ranks to |
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become the first Hispanic superintendent of the greater Fort |
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Worth area before retiring in 1985; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Fred Chase, Sr., on his many years of |
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patriotic military service on behalf of his country and on his |
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long and successful career and extend to him best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 25, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |