H.R. No. 338
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A distinguished career in public service and
academia drew to a close with the death of Robert D. Auerbach of
Bethesda, Maryland, on January 20, 2017, at the age of 88; and
WHEREAS, Robert Auerbach was born in Chicago on December 2,
1928; he earned a degree in economics at Roosevelt College and went
on to complete a master's degree and Ph.D. in economics at the
University of Chicago, under the tutelage of the famed economist
Milton Friedman; and
WHEREAS, Early in his academic career, Dr. Auerbach worked
for several colleges and universities in Illinois, Kansas, and
Virginia before joining the faculty of American University, where
he rose to full professor; while living in Washington, D.C., he also
served as an economist for the Federal Reserve System, the House of
Representatives Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs,
and the Department of the Treasury; and
WHEREAS, Professor Auerbach taught at the University of
California-Riverside from 1983 until 1993, when he returned to
Washington to serve for six years as an economist for the House
Committee on Banking and Financial Services; he was the author of
four well-regarded books and dozens of scholarly articles, and for
the final 18 years of his career, he served as a professor of public
affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The
University of Texas at Austin, where he earned the deep respect and
lasting affection of his colleagues and his students; he retired
from UT in May 2016 and was subsequently named a professor emeritus;
and
WHEREAS, In his leisure, Dr. Auerbach enjoyed taking long
walks with his wife, Linda, with whom he shared 45 years, and he
also loved spending time with his two children, Donald and Kathryn;
and
WHEREAS, Bob Auerbach was a devoted family man, a
well-respected scholar, and a consummate gentleman, and he leaves
behind a record of achievement his loved ones can remember with
pride; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert D. Auerbach
and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his
wife, Linda Auerbach; to his son, Donald Auerbach, and his wife,
Courtney Hagen; to his daughter, Kathryn Crandlemire, and her
husband, Erik; to his granddaughter, Charlotte Crandlemire; and to
his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bob
Auerbach.
Wu
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 338 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017.
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Chief Clerk of the House