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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lopez of Cameron H.R. No. 875 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Chief Petty Officer Eric B. Uhr is retiring from the |
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| 9 | 9 | | U.S. Coast Guard on August 31, 2025, drawing to a close more than |
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| 10 | 10 | | two decades of exceptional service to his country; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A native of Seguin, Eric Uhr enlisted in the U.S. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Coast Guard in June 2005; he underwent basic military training at |
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| 13 | 13 | | Training Center Cape May in New Jersey, and he completed his first |
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| 14 | 14 | | assignment as a deck seaman aboard the USCG cutter Edisto in |
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| 15 | 15 | | California; he has since carried out a range of duties, including |
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| 16 | 16 | | serving as the executive petty officer and the officer in charge for |
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| 17 | 17 | | the Aids to Navigation Team South Padre Island, as the first |
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| 18 | 18 | | lieutenant of Station Port Aransas, and as the training team chief |
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| 19 | 19 | | for the ANT Seventeenth Coast Guard District Waterways Branch in |
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| 20 | 20 | | Alaska; in addition, he was the operations petty officer of the ANT |
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| 21 | 21 | | in Louisiana and a deck watch officer and the deck leading petty |
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| 22 | 22 | | officer for the USCG cutter Resolute in Florida; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Officer Uhr graduated from the Chief Petty Officers |
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| 24 | 24 | | Academy and is an initiated member of the South Texas Chapter of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association Chief's Mess, and he |
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| 26 | 26 | | is retiring with the title of boatswain's mate chief petty officer; |
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| 27 | 27 | | he has distinguished himself over the course of his military |
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| 28 | 28 | | tenure, receiving the Coast Guard Commendation Medal with one gold |
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| 29 | 29 | | star and an operational distinguishing device, the Coast Guard |
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| 30 | 30 | | Achievement Medal with two gold stars and an operational |
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| 31 | 31 | | distinguishing device, and the permanent Officer in Charge Ashore, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Advanced Boat Forces, and Coxswain Insignias; moreover, he has been |
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| 33 | 33 | | honored with numerous other personal, service, and team awards; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Officer Uhr enjoys the love |
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| 35 | 35 | | and support of his wife, Amber, and their two children, Kenneth and |
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| 36 | 36 | | Carlee; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Eric Uhr's dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 38 | 38 | | commitment to excellence have contributed greatly to the defense of |
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| 39 | 39 | | our nation and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow |
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| 40 | 40 | | service members, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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| 41 | 41 | | well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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| 42 | 42 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Chief Petty Officer Eric B. Uhr on |
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| 45 | 45 | | his retirement from the U.S. Coast Guard and extend to him sincere |
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| 46 | 46 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 47 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 48 | | prepared for Officer Uhr as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 49 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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