H.R. No. 1837
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Captain Christopher D. Fox of Plano retired from the
U.S. Navy on March 31, 2015, drawing to a close a distinguished
career in our nation's service that has spanned more than three
decades; and
WHEREAS, Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Captain
Fox was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps
upon his graduation from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1984;
he received his basic training in Quantico, Virginia, and then,
because of a shortage of navy pilots, he transferred into the navy
as an ensign in April 1985; he was designated as a naval aviator in
1986, and he completed fleet replacement training on the P-3 Orion
aircraft at naval patrol squadron VP-31 in 1987; and
WHEREAS, From 1987 to 1990, Captain Fox was assigned to duty
with the Golden Eagles of VP-9 at Moffett Field in California;
during that time, he deployed to the Philippines, Japan, Diego
Garcia, and Saudi Arabia and served as avionics and armament
division officer, pilot Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures
Standardization (NATOPS) officer, standardization instructor
pilot, patrol plane commander, and mission commander; from
September 1990 until his release from active duty in December 1991,
he served with VP-31 as fleet replacement squadron instructor pilot
and as airframes branch officer; and
WHEREAS, Captain Fox subsequently joined the navy reserve and
served as pilot NATOPS officer and as aviation safety officer with
the Executioners of VP-93 in Detroit; while a member of that unit,
he deployed to Italy and patrolled the Adriatic Sea to enforce UN
sanctions against Yugoslavia; after the squadron was
disestablished in 1994, he joined the Crawfishers of VP-94 in New
Orleans, deploying to Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Okinawa, and Japan and serving as the squadron's pilot NATOPS and
training officer, maintenance officer, executive officer, and
commanding officer; and
WHEREAS, Following his tenure with VP-94, Captain Fox served
as commander of Naval Air Base Support Unit 0170, as naval reserve
commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet Maritime Partnership Program
Detachment 413, and as naval reserve commander of U.S. Pacific
Fleet MOC Detachment 501; his non-command tours included active
duty service as operational support officer to the commander of the
Pacific Fleet, chief staff officer to the naval reserve commander
of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, and chief staff officer to the naval
reserve commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet Maritime Partnership Program
Detachment 513; and
WHEREAS, Among the decorations conferred on this
distinguished officer have been the Legion of Merit, the
Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the
Navy Achievement Medal; Captain Fox is a pilot for American
Airlines in civilian life, and in all his endeavors, he enjoys the
love and support of his wife, Lisa; and
WHEREAS, Captain Christopher Fox's professionalism and
dedication to duty have earned him the respect and admiration of all
with whom he has served, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his
exemplary military record as he embarks upon the next exciting
chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Captain Christopher D. Fox on his
retirement from the U.S. Navy and extend to him sincere best wishes
for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Captain Fox as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Leach
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1837 was adopted by the House on May
7, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House