89R27381 EME-D
By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.R. No. 476
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Chief Petty Officer Eric B. Uhr is retiring from the
U.S. Coast Guard on August 31, 2025, drawing to a close more than
two decades of exceptional service to his country; and
WHEREAS, A native of Seguin, Eric Uhr enlisted in the U.S.
Coast Guard in June 2005; he underwent basic military training at
Training Center Cape May in New Jersey, and he completed his first
assignment as a deck seaman aboard the USCG cutter Edisto in
California; he has since carried out a range of duties, including
serving as the executive petty officer and the officer in charge for
the Aids to Navigation Team South Padre Island, as the first
lieutenant of Station Port Aransas, and as the training team chief
for the ANT Seventeenth Coast Guard District Waterways Branch in
Alaska; in addition, he was the operations petty officer of the ANT
in Louisiana and a deck watch officer and the deck leading petty
officer for the USCG cutter Resolute in Florida; and
WHEREAS, Officer Uhr graduated from the Chief Petty Officers
Academy and is an initiated member of the South Texas Chapter of the
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association Chief's Mess, and he
is retiring with the title of boatswain's mate chief petty officer;
he has distinguished himself over the course of his military
tenure, receiving the Coast Guard Commendation Medal with one gold
star and an operational distinguishing device, the Coast Guard
Achievement Medal with two gold stars and an operational
distinguishing device, and the permanent Officer in Charge Ashore,
Advanced Boat Forces, and Coxswain Insignias; moreover, he has been
honored with numerous other personal, service, and team awards; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Officer Uhr enjoys the love
and support of his wife, Amber, and their two children, Kenneth and
Carlee; and
WHEREAS, Eric Uhr's dedication, professionalism, and
commitment to excellence have contributed greatly to the defense of
our nation and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow
service members, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career
well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby congratulate Chief Petty Officer Eric B. Uhr on his
retirement from the U.S. Coast Guard 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 Officer Uhr as an expression of high regard by the
Texas Senate.