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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Major General Robert J. Bodisch is retiring as |
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| 6 | 7 | | commanding general of the Texas State Guard in October 2021, |
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| 7 | 8 | | drawing to a close an outstanding career in the service of his state |
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| 8 | 9 | | and nation that has spanned more than a half century; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, From 1969 to 1973, General Bodisch served in the |
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| 10 | 11 | | U.S. Marine Corps, and from 1973 to 1979, he was a member of the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Marine Corps and Navy Reserve; he first joined the TXSG in August |
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| 12 | 13 | | 1988 at the rank of captain, and over the course of his exemplary |
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| 13 | 14 | | 33-year tenure with the guard, his assignments have included |
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| 14 | 15 | | personnel director at the guard headquarters, executive officer of |
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| 15 | 16 | | the 6th Military Police Regiment, commander of the 601st Military |
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| 16 | 17 | | Police Battalion, and commander of the battalion's Company A; from |
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| 17 | 18 | | 2009 to 2013, he was commander of the Texas Maritime Regiment before |
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| 18 | 19 | | becoming deputy commanding general of the guard; promoted to major |
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| 19 | 20 | | general in 2014, he has been commander of the TXSG since January |
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| 20 | 21 | | 2019; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, General Bodisch's active duty deployments within |
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| 22 | 23 | | the state have included responding to Hurricanes Dean, Gustav, |
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| 23 | 24 | | Dolly, Edouard, Ike, and Harvey, and he played a leading role in |
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| 24 | 25 | | developing the guard's Maritime Regiment Dive Team and its Cadaver |
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| 25 | 26 | | Search and Rescue Program; he is a graduate of the U.S. Army basic |
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| 26 | 27 | | and advanced military police officer courses and of the Joint Task |
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| 27 | 28 | | Force Commander Training Course; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In civilian life, General Bodisch has been a law |
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| 29 | 30 | | enforcement professional since 1973, and he recently retired as |
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| 30 | 31 | | deputy director of Homeland Security and Services for the Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Department of Public Safety; he served two years in Iraq with the |
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| 32 | 33 | | U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative |
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| 33 | 34 | | Training Assistance Program, earning the Joint Civilian Service |
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| 34 | 35 | | Commendation Medal from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| 35 | 36 | | and the U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal; he holds a |
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| 36 | 37 | | bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of |
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| 37 | 38 | | Houston and a master's degree in quality systems management from |
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| 38 | 39 | | The National Graduate School of Quality Management in |
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| 39 | 40 | | Massachusetts, and he is a licensed master peace officer with more |
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| 40 | 41 | | than 6,800 hours of training; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, General Bodisch enjoys the |
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| 42 | 43 | | love and support of his wife, Charisse Canfield, and his four sons, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Robert, Kenneth, James, and Joseph; and |
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| 44 | 45 | | WHEREAS, Robert Bodisch's dedication, skill, and experience |
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| 45 | 46 | | have greatly benefited his fellow Texans and earned him the respect |
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| 46 | 47 | | and admiration of his comrades in arms, and he may indeed take pride |
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| 47 | 48 | | in his outstanding record of service as he embarks on the next |
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| 48 | 49 | | exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 50 | 51 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Major General |
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| 51 | 52 | | Robert J. Bodisch on his retirement as commander of the Texas State |
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| 52 | 53 | | Guard and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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| 53 | 54 | | and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 54 | 55 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 55 | 56 | | prepared for General Bodisch as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 56 | 57 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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