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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 461
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In Memory |
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James E. Bauerle |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Dr. James E. Bauerle, who died |
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February 6, 2007, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. James Bauerle was a former regent of |
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The University of Texas System and a longtime oral and |
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maxillofacial surgeon in San Antonio; he was born on |
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September 24, 1923, in Hamilton Pool, Texas; he was raised in |
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Sandy, and he graduated from Waco High School in 1939 at the age |
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of 15; and |
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WHEREAS, He received a bachelor of science degree from |
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The University of Texas College of Pharmacy in 1943 at the age of |
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19; he entered the United States Army and studied dentistry; he |
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earned a doctor of dental surgery degree from Saint Louis |
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University School of Dentistry in 1946 and was commissioned a |
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captain in the Army Dental Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1950, he received a master's degree in oral |
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surgery from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry; he |
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was assistant chief of oral surgery at Walter Reed Army Hospital |
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and then chief of oral surgery at Fort Bliss in El Paso; from 1952 |
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until 2006, he maintained a private practice in oral and |
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maxillofacial surgery in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bauerle worked hard to improve the practice of |
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dentistry in Texas and on the national and international levels |
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through his active participation in many professional organizations; |
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in recognition of his contributions to dentistry and to the |
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Texas Dental Association, he received the association's Gold |
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Medal Award in May of 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, From his days as a student in The University of Texas |
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College of Pharmacy, he maintained a love for the university and |
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was an avid Longhorn fan; in 1973, Governor Preston Smith |
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appointed him to a six-year term on the university system's board |
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of regents, and he served as chairman of the Buildings and |
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Grounds Committee at a time of rapid growth; and |
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WHEREAS, He received a University of Texas Health Science |
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Center Medallion Award for his role in establishing the center's |
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dental school in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, He was proud of his association with the dental |
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school and continued to be a mentor in and outside of the |
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classroom to several generations of dentists in San Antonio and |
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across the state; he established a professorship at the school |
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and participated in the Hollers Lectureship at the dental school |
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each year; and |
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WHEREAS, He enjoyed the many friendships he developed at |
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the Monday Morning Quarterback Club, the San Antonio Breakfast |
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Club, the San Antonio Torch Club, and other social organizations; |
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he was a Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite, Knights Templar, |
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and the Shrine; he was a deacon in the First Presbyterian Church; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he |
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leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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family, his many friends, and all those whose lives he touched; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. James E. Bauerle |
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and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family: his wife |
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of 23 years, Charlotte; his daughters and sons-in-law, Dianne and |
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Dr. Jack Pool, Nancy and Grover Campbell, and Janet and Greg Anderson; |
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his three grandchildren; and his wife's children and grandchildren; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it |
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do so in memory of Dr. James Bauerle. |
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Wentworth, Zaffirini, |
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Watson, Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 12, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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