86R24626 JGH-D
By: Shine H.R. No. 1242
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Paul E. Funk II, the
60th commanding general of Fort Hood, has been promoted to
four-star general and accepted a new assignment as commander of
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Joint Base
Langley-Eustis in Virginia; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding soldier has served as the commander
of III Corps and Fort Hood since March 2017; the son of former Fort
Hood commander Lieutenant General Paul "Butch" Funk, Paul Funk was
born at Fort Hood in 1962; the two generals represent the only
father-son pairing to have ever commanded Fort Hood; and
WHEREAS, General Funk was commissioned through the ROTC
program at Montana State University, where he earned a bachelor's
degree in speech communications, and he went on to complete a
master's degree in administration from Central Michigan
University; he is also a graduate of the Command and General Staff
College and held a Senior Service College Fellowship at the
Institute of Advanced Technology at The University of Texas at
Austin; and
WHEREAS, Early in his career, General Funk was assigned as a
tank platoon leader and company executive officer in Germany; he
first returned to Fort Hood as commander of 1st Squadron, 7th
Cavalry Regiment, and then as commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division, and he later served as chief of staff for III
Corps; in addition, he has worked at bases in Kansas, California,
and Colorado in positions of increasing responsibility, including
as assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, in Washington, D.C.;
and
WHEREAS, General Funk has been deployed in combat five times,
and he participated in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm,
Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and Inherent Resolve; he was
deputy commanding general (maneuver) for Combined Joint Task
Force-1 in Afghanistan, commander of Combined Joint Forces Land
Component Command-Iraq, and commanding general of Combined Joint
Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command; and
WHEREAS, General Funk's dedication, professionalism, and
courage have greatly benefited his nation and earned him the
respect and admiration of his fellow soldiers, and he may indeed
reflect with pride on his exemplary tenure at Fort Hood as he takes
on the challenges and opportunities of his new position; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Paul E. Funk II of the U.S. Army on
his promotion to four-star general and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success in his important work; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for General Funk as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.