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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Colonel Curtis G. Raetz (USMCR, Ret.) closed out a |
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notable 16-year tenure with Raytheon when he retired from the |
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company on April 3, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Casper, Wyoming, Curtis Gene Raetz was |
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raised in the Middle East and graduated from George C. Marshall |
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High School in Ankara, Turkey; he was subsequently awarded a full |
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Naval ROTC scholarship to attend The University of Texas at Austin, |
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where he earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in |
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1976, and he went on to receive a master's degree in systems |
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management from the University of Southern California and an MBA |
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from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT-Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the NROTC program, Mr. Raetz was |
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commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, |
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where he served as a pilot for six years, logging 2,500 hours in the |
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cockpit; after completing his active duty in 1983, he entered the |
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Selected Marine Corps Reserve and continued serving on assignments |
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until December 2006; over the course of his exemplary military |
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career, he received numerous commendations, including the |
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Meritorious Service Medal and two Navy Achievement Medals, and he |
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attained the rank of colonel; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished officer began his civilian |
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employment as a manufacturing engineer at Texas Instruments in |
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1983, and in the ensuing years, he gained additional work |
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experience as a program manager at SBS Engineering, Paradigm |
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Simulation, and the Digital Pilot Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, In June 1999, Colonel Raetz started working at |
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Raytheon, where he has distinguished himself in several management |
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positions in information technology and systems; throughout his |
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tenure, he has been recognized for his fine work with a number of |
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accolades, including the 2004 Intelligence, Information and |
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Services Employee of the Year Award, the 2002 IIS IT Outstanding |
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Leadership Award, the 2001 C3i IT Award of Excellence for |
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Outstanding Six Sigma Achievement, and the 2000 C3i IT Award of |
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Excellence for Best Program Management; moreover, his final |
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assignment with the company sent him to Abu Dhabi, United Arab |
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Emirates, for eight months; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Curtis Raetz enjoys the |
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love and support of his wife, the former Lou Ann Holmes, with whom |
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he has shared 37 rewarding years of marriage, and he takes |
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tremendous pride in the couple's three children, Stephen, Kate, and |
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Will; and |
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WHEREAS, Curtis Raetz's dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence have earned him the respect and admiration |
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of his peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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achievements as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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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 Curtis G. Raetz on his retirement |
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from Raytheon and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Colonel Raetz as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |