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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 131
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In Memory |
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of |
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Robert Morin Shoemaker |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of General Robert Morin Shoemaker, who died |
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June 21, 2017, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Shoemaker was born on February 18, 1924; he |
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grew up on a farm in rural Michigan, and he graduated with a class |
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of 23 students at Almont High School in 1941; he joined the United |
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States Army upon his acceptance to West Point Military Academy, |
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and he graduated in 1946; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1965, General Shoemaker was deployed with the |
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1st Cavalry Division to Vietnam, where he commanded the 1st |
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Battalion, 12th Cavalry and the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry; he was |
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later promoted to brigadier general, and in May of 1970, he led |
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Task Force Shoemaker on the initial United States incursion into |
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Cambodia; he went on to become the commander of III Corps and Fort |
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Hood, and in 1977, he was assigned to the position of deputy |
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commander of United States Army Forces Command in Fort McPherson, |
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Georgia; after a year of service he was promoted to commander, a |
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four-star position that only a select few army officers achieve, |
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and in this role, he supervised approximately one million active, |
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reserve, and national guard soldiers; and |
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WHEREAS, After his 1982 retirement from the military, |
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General Shoemaker became an active community leader; he served |
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for eight years as an elected county commissioner in Bell County, |
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and he volunteered for numerous charitable causes and was a |
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well-known supporter of United Way; he was honored with both |
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the Frank W. Mayborn Humanitarian Award and the Roy J. Smith |
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Award for community service, and in 2000, the Killeen Independent |
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School District named the Robert M. Shoemaker High School in his |
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honor; and |
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WHEREAS, General Shoemaker shared nearly 70 years of |
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marriage with his devoted wife, Mary "Tuke" Shoemaker; he was a |
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highly respected member of his community who was admired for his |
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strength, his courage, and his commitment to serving his fellow |
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citizens; he will long be remembered with great admiration by all |
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who were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences |
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to the bereaved family of General Robert Morin Shoemaker; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for his |
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family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate |
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and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Robert Shoemaker. |
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Buckingham |
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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 August 11, 2017, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |