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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chief machinery technician Christopher D. Gonzalez |
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is retiring as engineering petty officer for Coast Guard Station |
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South Padre Island in 2023, drawing to a close a distinguished |
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career with the U.S. Coast Guard that has spanned more than two |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Brownsville, Christopher Gonzalez |
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joined the U.S. Coast Guard in September 2001; after basic |
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training, he was assigned to the facility engineering department at |
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the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey; he |
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subsequently graduated from Machinery Technician School in 2002 and |
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advanced to petty officer third class, transferring to Sector |
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Houston-Galveston, where he was promoted to petty officer second |
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class; he was next assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island |
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in Florida; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2009, Officer Gonzalez received a transfer to |
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Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, and there, he advanced to |
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petty officer first class; he received orders in 2012 to join the |
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Boat Forces and Standardization Team in Yorktown, Virginia, and in |
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2016, he moved to the U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Office in |
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St. Louis, Missouri, advancing to chief machinery technician and |
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becoming the recruiter in charge; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to South Padre Island in May 2020, Officer |
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Gonzalez assumed the role of engineering petty officer; his duties |
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include oversight of naval and civil engineering platforms; a |
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graduate of the Chief Petty Officer Academy, he has received |
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numerous awards over the course of his career, including three |
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Coast Guard Achievement Medals, the Coast Guard Commendation Medal, |
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and the Coast Guard Boat Force Operations Insignia; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Officer Gonzalez enjoys the |
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love and support of his wife, Amanda; they are the proud parents of |
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four children, Nikki, Chris, Edward, and Bobby; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication, professionalism, and devotion to |
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duty demonstrated by Officer Christopher Gonzalez have greatly |
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benefited his fellow Americans and earned him the respect and |
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admiration of his peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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exemplary record of military service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby congratulate Officer Christopher |
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D. Gonzalez on his retirement from the U.S. Coast Guard and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Gonzalez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |