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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Colonel Curtis G. Raetz (USMCR, Ret.) closed out a |
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| 6 | 7 | | notable 16-year tenure with Raytheon when he retired from the |
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| 7 | 8 | | company on April 3, 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of Casper, Wyoming, Curtis Gene Raetz was |
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| 9 | 10 | | raised in the Middle East and graduated from George C. Marshall |
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| 10 | 11 | | High School in Ankara, Turkey; he was subsequently awarded a full |
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| 11 | 12 | | Naval ROTC scholarship to attend The University of Texas at Austin, |
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| 12 | 13 | | where he earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1976, and he went on to receive a master's degree in systems |
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| 14 | 15 | | management from the University of Southern California and an MBA |
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| 15 | 16 | | from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT-Dallas; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Through the NROTC program, Mr. Raetz was |
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| 17 | 18 | | commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, |
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| 18 | 19 | | where he served as a pilot for six years, logging 2,500 hours in the |
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| 19 | 20 | | cockpit; after completing his active duty in 1983, he entered the |
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| 20 | 21 | | Selected Marine Corps Reserve and continued serving on assignments |
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| 21 | 22 | | until December 2006; over the course of his exemplary military |
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| 22 | 23 | | career, he received numerous commendations, including the |
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| 23 | 24 | | Meritorious Service Medal and two Navy Achievement Medals, and he |
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| 24 | 25 | | attained the rank of colonel; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, This accomplished officer began his civilian |
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| 26 | 27 | | employment as a manufacturing engineer at Texas Instruments in |
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| 27 | 28 | | 1983, and in the ensuing years, he gained additional work |
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| 28 | 29 | | experience as a program manager at SBS Engineering, Paradigm |
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| 29 | 30 | | Simulation, and the Digital Pilot Corporation; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, In June 1999, Colonel Raetz started working at |
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| 31 | 32 | | Raytheon, where he has distinguished himself in several management |
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| 32 | 33 | | positions in information technology and systems; throughout his |
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| 33 | 34 | | tenure, he has been recognized for his fine work with a number of |
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| 34 | 35 | | accolades, including the 2004 Intelligence, Information and |
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| 35 | 36 | | Services Employee of the Year Award, the 2002 IIS IT Outstanding |
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| 36 | 37 | | Leadership Award, the 2001 C3i IT Award of Excellence for |
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| 37 | 38 | | Outstanding Six Sigma Achievement, and the 2000 C3i IT Award of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Excellence for Best Program Management; moreover, his final |
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| 39 | 40 | | assignment with the company sent him to Abu Dhabi, United Arab |
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| 40 | 41 | | Emirates, for eight months; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Curtis Raetz enjoys the |
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| 42 | 43 | | love and support of his wife, the former Lou Ann Holmes, with whom |
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| 43 | 44 | | he has shared 37 rewarding years of marriage, and he takes |
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| 44 | 45 | | tremendous pride in the couple's three children, Stephen, Kate, and |
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| 45 | 46 | | Will; and |
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| 46 | 47 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Raetz's dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 47 | 48 | | commitment to excellence have earned him the respect and admiration |
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| 48 | 49 | | of his peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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| 49 | 50 | | achievements as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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| 50 | 51 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Curtis G. Raetz on his retirement |
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| 53 | 54 | | from Raytheon and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 54 | 55 | | and, be it further |
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| 55 | 56 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 56 | 57 | | prepared for Colonel Raetz as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 57 | 58 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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