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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Captain Gonzalo Partida is retiring from the |
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U.S. Navy on June 4, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in California, Captain Partida |
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enlisted in the Navy in 1990 and completed Naval Nuclear Power |
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training as an Electrician's Mate; he later earned a Naval ROTC |
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scholarship through the BOOST program and was commissioned in 1997 |
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after graduating from Florida State University with a Bachelor of |
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Science in Chemistry; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain Partida's first operational assignment was |
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Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9) at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, |
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Hawaii, in 1999; while a member of the unit, he achieved |
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designations as an Instructor Tactical Coordinator and Mission |
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Commander, and he completed deployments around the globe during the |
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start of Operation Enduring Freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2003, Captain Partida began his instructor tour |
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at Patrol Squadron 30 (VP-30) at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, |
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Florida, where he served in multiple leadership roles; he later was |
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assigned for three years in 2005 aboard the USS Ronald Reagan |
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(CVN-76) and served as Catapult Officer, Helicopter Patrol Officer, |
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and Fuels Division Officer, during which time the ship completed |
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its maiden deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of the Global |
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War on Terror; he went on to begin his Department Head tour with |
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Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, |
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Washington, in 2008, serving in key roles before being assigned in |
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2011 to the Joint Staff's Nuclear Command and Control Directorate |
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(J-36), which he served in numerous roles, including Assistant |
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Deputy Director for Operations and Presidential Global Strike |
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Advisor; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain Partida returned to Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9) |
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in Hawaii in 2014 as the squadron's Executive and Commanding |
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Officer; five years later, he rose to the rank of Captain and became |
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Chief of Staff for Coalition Task Force in Manama, Bahrain, in |
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support of the Fifth Fleet commander; he has also been a member of |
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the staffs for the Commanders of the Naval Air Force and the Navy |
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Region Southwest, and he has served as the Director of Integrated |
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Warfare for the Undersea Warfighting Development Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding record, Captain |
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Partida has been presented with the Legion of Merit, the Defense |
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Meritorious Service Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, and |
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five Navy Commendation Medals, including one with Combat "V" |
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device; he has also received numerous other unit and service |
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awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain Gonzalo Partida's dedication, |
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professionalism, and devotion to duty have greatly benefited his |
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fellow Americans and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Captain Gonzalo Partida on his retirement from |
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the U.S. Navy 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 Captain Partida as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |