Bill Text: TX HR6 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of retired U.S. Army Colonel Ralph C. Gauer Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-09 - Referred to Resolutions Calendars [HR6 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR6-Introduced.html
| 87S10148 JGH-D | ||
| By: Buckley | H.R. No. 6 | |
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life devoted to the service of | ||
| his nation has drawn to a close with the death of retired U.S. Army | ||
| Colonel Ralph C. Gauer Sr. on June 3, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Chicago, Ralph Gauer received his | ||
| bachelor's degree from Loyola University, and in June 1958, he | ||
| joined the U.S. Army and embarked on a distinguished military | ||
| career that spanned three decades; he served around the world, | ||
| including assignments with special operations units in Central and | ||
| South America, Vietnam, and Korea, and later in life, he earned a | ||
| master's degree in government from the University of Maryland and | ||
| graduated from the U.S. Army War College and the National War | ||
| College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 31-year tenure in | ||
| the army, Colonel Gauer was the senior staff intelligence officer | ||
| for the 1st Cavalry Division and the III Corps, where he later | ||
| became interim chief of staff; he also served as Deputy C2 of the | ||
| United States/Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command, and he | ||
| commanded the 312th Military Intelligence Battalion and the 504th | ||
| Military Intelligence Brigade; in addition, he served many faculty | ||
| assignments at the army's John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center | ||
| and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he eventually | ||
| became director of its School of International Studies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After retiring from the army in 1990, Colonel Gauer | ||
| started his own business, RCG Media Services, which provided | ||
| military and international news reports to television stations; in | ||
| 1997, he settled in Austin, where he worked for State Senator Troy | ||
| Fraser on veterans and national defense issues and served as vice | ||
| chair of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission; he retired | ||
| again in 2017, but he remained active in veterans and military | ||
| issues as a leading member of the Association of the U.S. Army; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Colonel Gauer's numerous military decorations | ||
| included the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal, and in | ||
| civilian life, he earned the Spirit of America Medal from the Good | ||
| Soldier Foundation, the Armed Services YMCA Volunteer Excellence | ||
| Award, and the Jefferson Award for Public Service from the American | ||
| Institute for Public Service, among other honors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Colonel Gauer enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, Mary; he was the proud father of four | ||
| children, Ralph, Todd, Laura, and the late Joseph August Gauer III, | ||
| and he was blessed with a granddaughter, Katherine, and a | ||
| great-granddaughter, Isla; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A distinguished soldier and a dedicated public | ||
| servant, Ralph Gauer will be deeply missed, but the patriotism, | ||
| integrity, and dedication to duty that defined his life will | ||
| forever inspire all those who had the good fortune to know him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Ralph C. Gauer Sr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members | ||
| of his family and to his many 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 Colonel | ||
| Ralph C. Gauer Sr. | ||
