H.R. No. 931
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Colonel Troy Coronado retired from the United
States Army on February 28, 2017, drawing to a close 28 years of
exemplary service to his fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Troy Coronado was raised in
a military family and attended schools in Germany and Panama before
graduating from Robert E. Lee High School in his hometown in 1980;
he subsequently attended the University of Maryland campus in
Munich, Germany, and later earned a bachelor's degree in history
from Midwestern State University and a master's degree in education
from Western Maryland College; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Coronado enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1986, and
after graduating from Officer Candidate School two years later, he
held command positions in Germany that continued until 1991; he
began part-time service with the Maryland National Guard in 1993
and held a similar position with the Massachusetts National Guard
before once again becoming a full-time soldier with the National
Guard Bureau; over the next decade, he completed a series of
assignments, including a posting at the Department of the Army
Headquarters at the Pentagon in 2004 and 2005; and
WHEREAS, This dedicated officer completed his first combat
tour in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006,
working as an embedded team trainer; following his return to the
United States, he undertook additional duties at the Pentagon, and
his subsequent postings included service as the branch chief of the
National Guard Bureau Joint Staff and as chief of the bureau's U.S.
Southern Command and its Assistance Division; he returned to
Afghanistan as a command inspector general in 2014 and then closed
out his career in assignments with the Warrior Transition Brigade
at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland;
and
WHEREAS, A highly decorated officer, Colonel Coronado is the
recipient of such prestigious military awards as the Legion of
Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Defense Meritorious Service
Medal, and he was inducted into the Officer Candidate School Hall of
Fame at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 2016; he has been supported in all
his endeavors by the love and encouragement of his wife, Lisa, and
their three daughters, Raquel, Jaqueline, and Mindy; and
WHEREAS, This patriotic Texan has exemplified the highest
ideals of the United States armed forces, and his outstanding
contributions to the defense of our nation are indeed deserving of
our deepest gratitude and respect; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Colonel Troy Coronado on his
retirement from the United States Army and extend to him sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Colonel Coronado as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Gutierrez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 931 was adopted by the House on March
16, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House