SPRING, Texas – On Feb. 2, 2009, CAP Lt. Col. Gordie White, Commander of the Legislative Squadron, Texas Wing, inducted State Representative Allen Fletcher (District 130, Houston) into the unit with the grade of Major. Maj. Robert Beeley, Group IV Deputy Commander, presented Representative Fletcher with his Civil Air Patrol membership certificate.

The ceremony took place at the Delta Composite Squadron Headquarters in Spring, Texas. Besides being a former Houston police office, Representative Fletcher is also a friend of Texas Wing and a supporter of the Civil Air Patrol.

In attendance were Air Force Col. Dan Crum, Maj. Robert Beeley, CAP, and Texas Wing Public Affairs Officer Maj. Robert Brecount, CAP.

In the 81st Legislative session, Representative Fletcher served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on White Collar Crime. He also served on the Criminal Jurisprudence and Urban Affairs Committees. He is a member of the Texas Conservative Coalition, the Rural Caucus, the Veteran’s Caucus and the Sportsman’s Caucus. 

Representative Fletcher, who was awarded “Hero of Law Enforcement” by Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas, graduated with honors from both the Houston Police Academy and the East Texas Police Academy. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University. He served in the Houston Police Department for 21 years.

He is currently the president and CEO of Resource Protection Management, which offers asset protection to corporations to provide a full spectrum of security solutions for commercial, educational, governmental and residential customers.

Photo: CAP Maj. Robert Beeley presents State Representative Allen Fletcher (District 130, Houston) with his Civil Air Patrol membership certificate, accepting him with the grade of Major. Photographer: Cadet Airman Matthew J. Lewis, Delta Composite Squadron.

Maj. Robert Brecount, CAP, Texas Wing PAO