82R5606 RYA-D
By: Flynn H.R. No. 246
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Brigadier General Victor Ortiz is retiring from the
Texas State Guard on February 27, 2011, and this occasion provides a
fitting opportunity to reflect on his outstanding record of service
in the armed forces; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of St. Mary's University, Brigadier
General Ortiz began his military career on August 28, 1969, when he
received his commission as a second lieutenant in the United States
Army; after finishing the field artillery basic course at Ft. Sill,
Oklahoma, he was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 16th Field
Artillery, in Baumholder, Germany; and
WHEREAS, Victor Ortiz served in Vietnam as the fire direction
officer and executive officer with Battery A, 5th Battalion, 42nd
Field Artillery; following his return from Southeast Asia, he
entered the U.S. Army Individual Ready Reserve; and
WHEREAS, Brigadier General Ortiz joined the Texas Military
Forces in 1979, enlisting in the Texas Army National Guard; he held
a number of leadership positions during his 21 years with the guard,
including commander of the Joint Task Force Safe Border and deputy
assistant adjutant general; in 2005 he joined the Texas State Guard
and assumed command of the 1st Regiment; a year later, in October
2006, he was promoted to his present rank and named deputy
commanding general--army; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed officer is a graduate of the U.S. Army
Field Artillery School, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff
College, and the U.S. Army War College; he has also earned a master
of arts in education from The University of Texas at San Antonio;
and
WHEREAS, Among the many decorations and awards conferred on
Brigadier General Ortiz by the army are the Legion of Merit, the
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and
the Army Achievement Medal; moreover, he has received numerous
citations from the Texas Military Forces, including the Lone Star
Distinguished Service Award, the Texas Outstanding Service Medal,
the Adjutant General's Individual Award, the Commanding General's
Individual Award, and the Texas Faithful Service Medal; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Brigadier
General Ortiz has demonstrated a consummate professionalism and an
unfailing commitment to safeguarding the welfare of his fellow
citizens, and he is indeed deserving of their deepest respect and
gratitude; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Brigadier General Victor Ortiz on
the occasion of his retirement from the Texas State Guard and extend
to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Brigadier General Ortiz as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.