83R2616 JGH-D
By: Fletcher H.R. No. 375
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Paul Roger Kirk retired from
the Texas State Guard in 2012, drawing to a close an outstanding
record of service in the armed forces that covered more than 50
years; and
WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Paul Kirk joined the United
States Air Force in 1957 and served in Georgia, Germany, France, and
South Carolina before his discharge from active duty in 1965; he
subsequently enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, in which he
served from 1965 to 1967 and from 1971 to 1977; Sergeant Major Kirk
next joined the Texas Army National Guard, an organization to which
he devoted nearly 21 years; he has served in the Texas State Guard
since 1998; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Major Kirk's extensive military education
has included training as a photo equipment repairman and as an
aircraft loadmaster, a specialty for which he held instructor
certification; he also completed training in such areas as disaster
management and terrorism response; and
WHEREAS, Among the awards and citations bestowed on this
distinguished Texan over the years have been the Meritorious
Service Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, two Good Conduct
Medals, the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, and the Senior
Aircrew Badge; and
WHEREAS, In civilian life, Sergeant Major Kirk has been
employed in pipe and vessel fabrication; he is a Mason and also a
member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Houston; he lives in
Spring with his wife, Georgia Marie; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his military career, Sergeant Major Paul
Kirk 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 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Command Sergeant Major Paul Kirk on
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 Sergeant Major Kirk as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.