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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Fair Oaks Ranch lost a beloved neighbor |
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and admired community leader with the death of Erwin Louis Gaubatz |
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on September 20, 2007, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 31, 1931, in San Antonio, to Erwin |
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Louis Gaubatz, Sr., and Rosa Lee Gaubatz, "Boots" Gaubatz graduated |
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with the Class of 1949 from Thomas Jefferson High School, where he |
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had served as student council president; the recipient of a |
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baseball scholarship to Southern Methodist University, he played |
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third base for the Mustangs and participated in the ROTC program |
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before graduating in 1953 with a business administration degree; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gaubatz served as a first lieutenant in the |
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United States Air Force and for a nine-month span directed the DEW |
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(Distant Early Warning) Line radar site on the ice cap near Thule, |
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Greenland, during the final stages of the Korean War; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning to civilian life, Mr. Gaubatz began |
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dating June Meredith Durst, and the sweethearts were married on |
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September 14, 1957; at about the same time, he joined Southwestern |
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Bell Telephone, for which he had worked previously during college; |
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his distinguished 38-year tenure with that company culminated in |
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his appointment as general manager of network distribution |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gaubatz and his family moved frequently over the |
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course of his career, with his work taking him to a number of |
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different cities in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas, as well |
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as to Washington, D.C.; in each new "hometown," Mr. Gaubatz and his |
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wife maintained a busy schedule volunteering at their church and |
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their children's schools; Mr. Gaubatz coached many of the youth |
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baseball, football, and basketball teams on which his sons played, |
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and he also maintained an active role in the Southwestern Bell |
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Pioneers, serving in the post of president; Mr. Gaubatz and his |
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family returned to the Alamo City in 1980; and |
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WHEREAS, This civic-minded gentleman was subsequently |
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elected president of the Fair Oaks subdivision homeowners |
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association, and when the community was chartered as Fair Oaks |
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Ranch in 1988, he became mayor, an office he continued to hold until |
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his passing; his unfailing dedication to the duties of his office |
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and responsiveness to the concerns of his fellow residents helped |
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to make Fair Oaks Ranch an even nicer place in which to live; and |
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WHEREAS, Boots Gaubatz left behind a record of immeasurable |
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service to his country and his community; he is greatly missed, and |
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he will forever be remembered with deep affection by countless |
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individuals whose lives were enriched by his kindness and |
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encouragement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Erwin Louis "Boots" |
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Gaubatz and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, June Gaubatz; to his sons, Glen, Dean, Brad, and Dale |
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Gaubatz; to his grandchildren, Katie, Emily, Trae, Gina, Darby, and |
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Antonio; to his brother, Dan Gaubatz, and his wife, MaryEllen; to |
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his nephews, Danny and Andrew; and to his other relatives and many |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Erwin Louis |
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"Boots" Gaubatz. |