Bill Text: TX HR24 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 24 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Major General Robert J. Bodisch on his retirement as commanding general of the Texas State Guard.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-10-07 - Reported enrolled [HR24 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR24-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 24



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

	Bell of Montgomery

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 24 was adopted by the House on
	September 30, 2021, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House