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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Colonel Thomas Clark Mohler retired from the Texas |
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State Guard in November 2024, drawing to a close nearly a quarter |
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century of exceptional service to his fellow citizens and the State |
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of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised on a dairy farm in Litchfield, Ohio, Thomas |
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Mohler earned a degree from Cedarville University and was the first |
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member of his family to graduate from college; in December 2001, he |
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enlisted in the Texas State Guard and served as a staff sergeant |
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with the 209th Combat Weather Flight; he completed officer training |
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through the U.S. Marine Corps Academy, and in 2004, he was named a |
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first lieutenant and commander of the Texas State Guard Air |
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Support; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2008, Mr. Mohler earned a master's degree in |
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biblical studies and was promoted to lieutenant colonel; three |
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years later, he rose to the rank of colonel upon receiving a master |
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of divinity degree; in 2021, he was appointed by Governor Greg |
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Abbott as lead chaplain for the Texas National Guard, and he also |
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served as chief of chaplains for the Texas State Guard; dedicated to |
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giving back to the military community, he established chapel |
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service at Camp Mabry in Austin and facilitated its continuance |
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from January 2020 to April 2024; moreover, he oversaw the |
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renovation and repair of the bell tower and fountain at the Camp |
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Mabry Lieutenant General Thomas S. Bishop All Faiths Chapel; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Mohler belongs to the National Guard |
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Association of the United States and the State Guard Association of |
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Texas; he was honored as Guardsman of the Year in 2003, and he |
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garnered many other accolades, including two Texas Homeland Defense |
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Service Medals, the U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute award, six merit |
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medals, and the President's Volunteer Service Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his notable career, Colonel |
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Thomas Mohler set an inspiring example through his spiritual |
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leadership and distinguished service, and he may indeed reflect |
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with pride on his myriad contributions to the Texas State Guard and |
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the Texas Military Department; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Colonel Thomas Clark Mohler on his |
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retirement from the Texas State Guard and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Colonel Mohler as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |