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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Major General Robert J. Bodisch is retiring as |
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commanding general of the Texas State Guard in October 2021, |
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drawing to a close an outstanding career in the service of his state |
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and nation that has spanned more than a half century; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1969 to 1973, General Bodisch served in the |
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U.S. Marine Corps, and from 1973 to 1979, he was a member of the |
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Marine Corps and Navy Reserve; he first joined the TXSG in August |
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1988 at the rank of captain, and over the course of his exemplary |
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33-year tenure with the guard, his assignments have included |
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personnel director at the guard headquarters, executive officer of |
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the 6th Military Police Regiment, commander of the 601st Military |
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Police Battalion, and commander of the battalion's Company A; from |
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2009 to 2013, he was commander of the Texas Maritime Regiment before |
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becoming deputy commanding general of the guard; promoted to major |
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general in 2014, he has been commander of the TXSG since January |
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2019; and |
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WHEREAS, General Bodisch's active duty deployments within |
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the state have included responding to Hurricanes Dean, Gustav, |
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Dolly, Edouard, Ike, and Harvey, and he played a leading role in |
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developing the guard's Maritime Regiment Dive Team and its Cadaver |
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Search and Rescue Program; he is a graduate of the U.S. Army basic |
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and advanced military police officer courses and of the Joint Task |
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Force Commander Training Course; and |
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WHEREAS, In civilian life, General Bodisch has been a law |
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enforcement professional since 1973, and he recently retired as |
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deputy director of Homeland Security and Services for the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety; he served two years in Iraq with the |
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U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative |
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Training Assistance Program, earning the Joint Civilian Service |
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Commendation Medal from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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and the U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal; he holds a |
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bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of |
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Houston and a master's degree in quality systems management from |
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The National Graduate School of Quality Management in |
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Massachusetts, and he is a licensed master peace officer with more |
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than 6,800 hours of training; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, General Bodisch enjoys the |
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love and support of his wife, Charisse Canfield, and his four sons, |
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Robert, Kenneth, James, and Joseph; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Bodisch's dedication, skill, and experience |
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have greatly benefited his fellow Texans and earned him the respect |
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and admiration of his comrades in arms, and he may indeed take pride |
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in his outstanding record of service as he embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Major General |
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Robert J. Bodisch on his retirement as commander of the Texas State |
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Guard and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for General Bodisch as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |