88R32941 TBO-D
By: Herrero H.R. No. 2366
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Robert Rocha is retiring as chief of the Corpus
Christi Fire Department in 2023, after more than a decade of
dedicated service to the agency; and
WHEREAS, A native of Kansas City, Robert Rocha began his
career in 1982 with the Kansas City Fire Department, and in 2011, he
became chief of the Corpus Christi FD; he has ably overseen the
department's staff, which currently includes 446 sworn
firefighters and 16 civilian employees, and over the course of his
tenure, he has played an instrumental role in securing funding to
hire personnel, pay for training courses, and purchase equipment;
under his direction, the department has constructed two new fire
stations and established the Hazardous Materials Team as a FEMA
Type 1 response team; and
WHEREAS, This respected public servant has benefited his
professional community as president of the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs
Association and as a member of the National Fire Protection
Association Standards Committee for Mass Evacuation; moreover, he
gives generously of his time and talents to the United Way of the
Coastal Bend board of directors, the Parent Teacher Student
Association of Collegiate High School, and the finance board of Our
Lady of Guadalupe Church; and
WHEREAS, Chief Rocha holds an associate's degree in fire
science, a bachelor's degree in management and human relations, and
an executive master's degree in business administration; in all his
endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his family, which
includes his four children, Hannah, Dominic, Gabriella, and Olivia;
and
WHEREAS, With his outstanding leadership, dedication, and
commitment to excellence, Robert Rocha is highly esteemed and
admired by his firefighting colleagues as well as by the members of
the wider community, and he will be greatly missed by all at the
Corpus Christi Fire Department; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Robert Rocha on his retirement as
chief of the Corpus Christi Fire Department 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 Chief Rocha as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.