TITLE: In memory of The University of Texas professor emeritus Robert D. Auerbach.

SUMMARY: In memory of The University of Texas professor emeritus Robert D. Auerbach.

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WHEREAS, A distinguished career in public service and academia drew to a close with the death of Robert D. Auerbach of Bethesda, Maryland, on January 20, 2017, at the age of 88; and WHEREAS, Robert Auerbach was born in Chicago on December 2, 1928; he earned a degree in economics at Roosevelt College and went on to complete a master's degree and Ph.D. in economics at the University of Chicago, under the tutelage of the famed economist Milton Friedman; and WHEREAS, Early in his academic career, Dr. Auerbach worked for several colleges and universities in Illinois, Kansas, and Virginia before joining the faculty of American University, where he rose to full professor; while living in Washington, D.C., he also served as an economist for the Federal Reserve System, the House of Representatives Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, and the Department of the Treasury; and WHEREAS, Professor Auerbach taught at the University of California-Riverside from 1983 until 1993, when he returned to Washington to serve for six years as an economist for the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services; he was the author of four well-regarded books and dozens of scholarly articles, and for the final 18 years of his career, he served as a professor of public affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned the deep respect and lasting affection of his colleagues and his students; he retired from UT in May 2016 and was subsequently named a professor emeritus; and WHEREAS, In his leisure, Dr. Auerbach enjoyed taking long walks with his wife, Linda, with whom he shared 45 years, and he also loved spending time with his two children, Donald and Kathryn; and WHEREAS, Bob Auerbach was a devoted family man, a well-respected scholar, and a consummate gentleman, and he leaves behind a record of achievement his loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert D. Auerbach and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Linda Auerbach; to his son, Donald Auerbach, and his wife, Courtney Hagen; to his daughter, Kathryn Crandlemire, and her husband, Erik; to his granddaughter, Charlotte Crandlemire; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bob Auerbach. Wu Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 338 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. Chief Clerk of the House