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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Robert Rocha is retiring as chief of the Corpus |
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Christi Fire Department in 2023, after more than a decade of |
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dedicated service to the agency; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Kansas City, Robert Rocha began his |
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career in 1982 with the Kansas City Fire Department, and in 2011, he |
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became chief of the Corpus Christi FD; he has ably overseen the |
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department's staff, which currently includes 446 sworn |
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firefighters and 16 civilian employees, and over the course of his |
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tenure, he has played an instrumental role in securing funding to |
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hire personnel, pay for training courses, and purchase equipment; |
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under his direction, the department has constructed two new fire |
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stations and established the Hazardous Materials Team as a FEMA |
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Type 1 response team; and |
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WHEREAS, This respected public servant has benefited his |
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professional community as president of the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs |
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Association and as a member of the National Fire Protection |
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Association Standards Committee for Mass Evacuation; moreover, he |
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gives generously of his time and talents to the United Way of the |
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Coastal Bend board of directors, the Parent Teacher Student |
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Association of Collegiate High School, and the finance board of Our |
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Lady of Guadalupe Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Rocha holds an associate's degree in fire |
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science, a bachelor's degree in management and human relations, and |
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an executive master's degree in business administration; in all his |
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endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his family, which |
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includes his four children, Hannah, Dominic, Gabriella, and Olivia; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With his outstanding leadership, dedication, and |
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commitment to excellence, Robert Rocha is highly esteemed and |
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admired by his firefighting colleagues as well as by the members of |
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the wider community, and he will be greatly missed by all at the |
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Corpus Christi Fire Department; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Robert Rocha on his retirement as |
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chief of the Corpus Christi Fire Department and extend to him |
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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 Chief Rocha as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2366 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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