H.R. No. 16
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Over the course of two distinguished careers--as a
soldier and as a man of letters--T. R. Fehrenbach has rendered
enormous service to his country and to his native state; and
WHEREAS, The son of a pioneer South Texas family, Mr.
Fehrenbach was born in San Benito, Texas, in 1925; he attended
schools in Texas and California and subsequently enrolled in
Princeton University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1947;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Fehrenbach saw combat during World War II and
again in the Korean War, rising from the rank of platoon sergeant to
that of company commander and battalion staff officer of the 72nd
Tank Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division; after retiring from active
service with the rank of lieutenant colonel, he continued to serve
in the Army Reserve as a major with an armor regiment; and
WHEREAS, Since the publication of his first book in 1961, Mr.
Fehrenbach has gained widespread renown as a historian,
commentator, and author; he is known especially for his books Lone
Star: A History of Texas and the Texans, which served as the basis
of a PBS miniseries, and This Kind of War, a classic military
account of the Korean War and required reading for all U.S. troops
stationed in South Korea; his works also include Fire and Blood, a
history of Mexico; Comanches: The Destruction of a People; Texas:
A Salute from Above; The Battle of Anzio; and U.S. Marines in
Action; and
WHEREAS, Altogether, this eminent Texan has published 18
nonfiction books and had his works translated into 10 different
languages, in addition to being assigned in university courses and
designated as club selections; moreover, he has contributed to such
periodicals as Atlantic Monthly, Texas Monthly, Saturday Evening
Post, and The New Republic, as well as numerous foreign newspapers
and magazines; he currently serves as a Sunday editorial columnist
for the San AntonioExpress-News; and
WHEREAS, A trustee of the State History Museum Foundation,
Mr. Fehrenbach is also a former chair and three-term member of the
Texas Historical Commission (THC), which has made him a
commissioner emeritus; moreover, he has served on the Texas 2000
Commission and chaired the Texas Antiquities Committee; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of his extensive achievements, Mr.
Fehrenbach has been named a fellow of the Texas State Historical
Association, a member of the Philosophical Society of Texas, and a
Knight of San Jacinto, the highest tribute conferred by the Sons of
the Republic of Texas; in addition, the THC has created the T. R.
Fehrenbach Book Award in his honor to encourage and celebrate
scholarly work in Texas history; on May 22, 2002, Mr. Fehrenbach
received commendation for his work in military history at a special
awards ceremony at the Pentagon, and that evening he served as
reviewing official for a Twilight Tattoo at the Ellipse on the
grounds of the White House; and
WHEREAS, After an outstanding career in the armed services of
his country, T. R. Fehrenbach has established himself as one of the
most highly regarded historians of Texas and the American military,
and it is a pleasure to recognize his tremendous contributions to
this nation and the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby honor T. R. Fehrenbach for his exceptional
lifetime achievements and extend to him its deep appreciation for
his extensive efforts to preserve and interpret the heritage of
this state; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Fehrenbach as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Delisi
Craddick
Giddings
Merritt
Allen
Goodman
Miller
Alonzo
Goolsby
Moreno of Harris
Bailey
Griggs
Moreno of El Paso
Baxter
Grusendorf
Morrison
Berman
Guillen
Mowery
Bohac
Gutierrez
Naishtat
Bonnen
Haggerty
Nixon
Branch
Hamilton
Noriega
Brown of Kaufman
Hamric
Oliveira
Brown of Brazos
Hardcastle
Olivo
Burnam
Harper-Brown
Paxton
Callegari
Hartnett
Pena
Campbell
Heflin
Phillips
Canales
Hegar
Pickett
Capelo
Hilderbran
Pitts
Casteel
Hill
Puente
Castro
Hochberg
Quintanilla
Chavez
Hodge
Rangel
Chisum
Homer
Raymond
Christian
Hope
Reyna
Coleman
Hopson
Riddle
Cook of Navarro
Howard
Ritter
Cook of Colorado
Hughes
Rodriguez
Corte
Hunter
Rose
Crabb
Hupp
Seaman
Crownover
Isett
Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris
Jones of Lubbock
Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas
Jones of Bexar
Smithee
Dawson
Jones of Dallas
Solis
Delisi
Keel
Solomons
Denny
Keffer of Dallas
Stick
Deshotel
Keffer of Eastland
Swinford
Driver
King
Talton
Dukes
Kolkhorst
Taylor
Dunnam
Krusee
Telford
Dutton
Kuempel
Thompson
Edwards
Laney
Truitt
Eiland
Laubenberg
Turner
Eissler
Lewis
Uresti
Elkins
Luna
Van Arsdale
Ellis
Mabry
Villarreal
Farabee
Madden
West
Farrar
Marchant
Wilson
Flores
Martinez Fischer
Wise
Flynn
McCall
Wohlgemuth
Gallego
McClendon
Wolens
Garza
McReynolds
Wong
Gattis
Menendez
Woolley
Geren
Mercer
Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 16 was adopted by the House on March
3, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House