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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed educator and leading |
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military scholar drew to a close with the passing of John |
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F. Guilmartin Jr. on March 10, 2016, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Chicago on September 18, 1940, Joe |
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Guilmartin grew up in San Antonio, where his father was a flight |
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instructor; he went on to study at the United States Air Force |
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Academy, and after finishing flight training and obtaining a degree |
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in aerospace engineering embarked on a 21-year career in the air |
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force flying search-and-rescue helicopters; over the course of two |
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tours in Vietnam, Lieutenant Colonel Guilmartin logged more than |
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120 missions and assisted in the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in |
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Saigon, and for his actions, he was awarded the Air Medal with five |
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oak-leaf clusters and two Silver Stars; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Guilmartin received his master's degree in 1969 |
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and his Ph.D. in 1971 from Princeton University; he taught history |
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at the Air Force Academy from 1970 to 1974, and, following his |
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retirement from the military, he accepted teaching positions at the |
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Naval War College and Rice University; he also directed the space |
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shuttle history project at the Johnson Space Center in Houston; in |
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1987, he joined the history department at Ohio State University, |
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where he served on the faculty for nearly three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A recognized authority on military history and |
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technology, Dr. Guilmartin published several books on those topics |
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as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals; he was also a |
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guest lecturer at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a |
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trustee of the Society for Military History, and he was a recipient |
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of the prestigious Goodpaster Prize, which recognized his |
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achievements as a soldier-scholar; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Guilmartin enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Hannelore, and he was the proud father |
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of two daughters, Lore Guilmartin and Eugenia Guilmartin, who |
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followed in her father's footsteps to become a colonel in the U.S. |
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Army; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his scholarly contributions, his keen |
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wit, and the generous support that he gave to both his students and |
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colleagues, Joe Guilmartin was an inspiring role model and an |
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invaluable asset to his field, and his influence will be felt for |
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many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. John F. Guilmartin |
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Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Joe |
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Guilmartin. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 337 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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