Bill Text: TX HR1242 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Paul E. Funk II of the U.S. Army on his promotion to four-star general.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-29 - Reported enrolled [HR1242 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1242-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1242 |
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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. | ||
Shine | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1242 was adopted by the House on April | ||
26, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||