SR476 - Recognizing Eric B. Uhr on the occasion of his retirement.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 476          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 State of Texas, 89th   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 from the   Texas Senate.     Hinojosa of Nueces                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on May 5, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate