Texas 2021 - 87th 1st C.S.

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1	1	87S10148 JGH-D
2	2	By: Buckley H.R. No. 6
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, A full and generous life devoted to the service of
7	7	his nation has drawn to a close with the death of retired U.S. Army
8	8	Colonel Ralph C. Gauer Sr. on June 3, 2021; and
9	9	WHEREAS, A native of Chicago, Ralph Gauer received his
10	10	bachelor's degree from Loyola University, and in June 1958, he
11	11	joined the U.S. Army and embarked on a distinguished military
12	12	career that spanned three decades; he served around the world,
13	13	including assignments with special operations units in Central and
14	14	South America, Vietnam, and Korea, and later in life, he earned a
15	15	master's degree in government from the University of Maryland and
16	16	graduated from the U.S. Army War College and the National War
17	17	College; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 31-year tenure in
19	19	the army, Colonel Gauer was the senior staff intelligence officer
20	20	for the 1st Cavalry Division and the III Corps, where he later
21	21	became interim chief of staff; he also served as Deputy C2 of the
22	22	United States/Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command, and he
23	23	commanded the 312th Military Intelligence Battalion and the 504th
24	24	Military Intelligence Brigade; in addition, he served many faculty
25	25	assignments at the army's John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center
26	26	and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he eventually
27	27	became director of its School of International Studies; and
28	28	WHEREAS, After retiring from the army in 1990, Colonel Gauer
29	29	started his own business, RCG Media Services, which provided
30	30	military and international news reports to television stations; in
31	31	1997, he settled in Austin, where he worked for State Senator Troy
32	32	Fraser on veterans and national defense issues and served as vice
33	33	chair of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission; he retired
34	34	again in 2017, but he remained active in veterans and military
35	35	issues as a leading member of the Association of the U.S. Army; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Colonel Gauer's numerous military decorations
37	37	included the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal, and in
38	38	civilian life, he earned the Spirit of America Medal from the Good
39	39	Soldier Foundation, the Armed Services YMCA Volunteer Excellence
40	40	Award, and the Jefferson Award for Public Service from the American
41	41	Institute for Public Service, among other honors; and
42	42	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Colonel Gauer enjoyed the love
43	43	and support of his wife, Mary; he was the proud father of four
44	44	children, Ralph, Todd, Laura, and the late Joseph August Gauer III,
45	45	and he was blessed with a granddaughter, Katherine, and a
46	46	great-granddaughter, Isla; and
47	47	WHEREAS, A distinguished soldier and a dedicated public
48	48	servant, Ralph Gauer will be deeply missed, but the patriotism,
49	49	integrity, and dedication to duty that defined his life will
50	50	forever inspire all those who had the good fortune to know him; now,
51	51	therefore, be it
52	52	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
53	53	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
54	54	of Ralph C. Gauer Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members
55	55	of his family and to his many friends; and, be it further
56	56	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
57	57	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
58	58	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Colonel
59	59	Ralph C. Gauer Sr.