| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2455 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, James J. Crouch of El Paso is retiring in January |
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| 6 | 6 | | 2010, drawing to a close an outstanding career in the air defense |
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| 7 | 7 | | industry that has spanned more than six decades; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Crouch studied at Howard University, and after |
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| 9 | 9 | | completing basic training for the United States Army, he was |
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| 10 | 10 | | stationed at Fort Sill in Oklahoma in 1945; on conclusion of his |
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| 11 | 11 | | service in the Korean War, he began studying missile systems; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, In the 1950s, when Mr. Crouch became involved in air |
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| 13 | 13 | | defense artillery, the field was one of the most technical and |
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| 14 | 14 | | cutting-edge branches of the military, and the first missiles had |
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| 15 | 15 | | just been deployed to counter the threat of jet fighters and |
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| 16 | 16 | | bombers; Mr. Crouch seized the opportunity to learn all he could |
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| 17 | 17 | | about this new industry, taking courses on the Ajax missile, the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Nike Hercules system, and the Hawk missile system, and he went on to |
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| 19 | 19 | | serve as an instructor; he also worked on crews in Germany and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Florida, where he tracked aircraft en route from Cuba, before |
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| 21 | 21 | | retiring in 1974 as ADA chief warrant officer 4 and accepting a |
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| 22 | 22 | | civilian position as a software programmer; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Later returning to the military sector, Mr. Crouch |
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| 24 | 24 | | has served as the deputy director of training instruction for the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Air Defense Artillery Center and School at Fort Bliss since 1991; he |
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| 26 | 26 | | has been named among the "front four" individuals in the nation's |
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| 27 | 27 | | air defense artillery branch, and he received a special tribute in |
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| 28 | 28 | | 2009 from Major General Howard Bromberg, the Fort Bliss commander; |
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| 29 | 29 | | and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of 64 years in air defense as both a |
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| 31 | 31 | | soldier and a civilian, James Crouch has distinguished himself with |
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| 32 | 32 | | the utmost dedication and perseverance, and he may indeed reflect |
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| 33 | 33 | | with great pride on his many notable achievements and |
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| 34 | 34 | | contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby honor James J. Crouch on his exemplary service |
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| 37 | 37 | | to his country and to the air defense industry and extend to him |
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| 38 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Mr. Crouch as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Marquez |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2455 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 47 | 47 | | 28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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