Bill Text: TX HR337 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. John F. Guilmartin Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR337 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR337-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 337 |
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed educator and leading | ||
military scholar drew to a close with the passing of John | ||
F. Guilmartin Jr. on March 10, 2016, at the age of 75; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Chicago on September 18, 1940, Joe | ||
Guilmartin grew up in San Antonio, where his father was a flight | ||
instructor; he went on to study at the United States Air Force | ||
Academy, and after finishing flight training and obtaining a degree | ||
in aerospace engineering embarked on a 21-year career in the air | ||
force flying search-and-rescue helicopters; over the course of two | ||
tours in Vietnam, Lieutenant Colonel Guilmartin logged more than | ||
120 missions and assisted in the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in | ||
Saigon, and for his actions, he was awarded the Air Medal with five | ||
oak-leaf clusters and two Silver Stars; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joe Guilmartin received his master's degree in 1969 | ||
and his Ph.D. in 1971 from Princeton University; he taught history | ||
at the Air Force Academy from 1970 to 1974, and, following his | ||
retirement from the military, he accepted teaching positions at the | ||
Naval War College and Rice University; he also directed the space | ||
shuttle history project at the Johnson Space Center in Houston; in | ||
1987, he joined the history department at Ohio State University, | ||
where he served on the faculty for nearly three decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, A recognized authority on military history and | ||
technology, Dr. Guilmartin published several books on those topics | ||
as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals; he was also a | ||
guest lecturer at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a | ||
trustee of the Society for Military History, and he was a recipient | ||
of the prestigious Goodpaster Prize, which recognized his | ||
achievements as a soldier-scholar; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Guilmartin enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife, Hannelore, and he was the proud father | ||
of two daughters, Lore Guilmartin and Eugenia Guilmartin, who | ||
followed in her father's footsteps to become a colonel in the U.S. | ||
Army; and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired for his scholarly contributions, his keen | ||
wit, and the generous support that he gave to both his students and | ||
colleagues, Joe Guilmartin was an inspiring role model and an | ||
invaluable asset to his field, and his influence will be felt for | ||
many years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. John F. Guilmartin | ||
Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to his 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 Joe | ||
Guilmartin. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 337 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||