Bill Text: TX HCR27 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Hugo Edwin "Ed" Auler.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-27 - Signed by the Governor [HCR27 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR27-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 27 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Pioneering Texas vintner Hugo Edwin Auler passed | ||
| away on October 14, 2023, at the age of 78, bringing a great loss to | ||
| his family and many friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Mary and Hugo Auler, Ed Auler was born in | ||
| Austin on July 28, 1945; while a student at The University of Texas | ||
| at Austin, he met the love of his life, the former Susan Teeple, and | ||
| they were married on June 17, 1967; he enlisted in the U.S. Army | ||
| Reserve, and after completing his law degree, he joined the firm of | ||
| Kendall, Randall, Finch, and Osborne; he also began running his | ||
| family's Fall Creek Ranch in the Hill Country; in 1973, he and his | ||
| wife traveled to France to observe a cattle operation, and at her | ||
| suggestion, they explored the wine country, too; they ultimately | ||
| spent just three days looking at cattle and over two weeks learning | ||
| about wine in various regions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Auler planted his own small vineyard at home | ||
| within two years and quickly expanded a quarter-acre plot to seven | ||
| and a half acres; in the 1980s, he gave up his law practice and | ||
| purchased 400 acres along the west side of Lake Buchanan to | ||
| establish Fall Creek Vineyards, blazing a trail for the development | ||
| of the Hill Country as a vibrant wine region; over the years, his | ||
| wines garnered hundreds of awards; he was a great champion of the | ||
| state's industry and advocated for legislation that has helped it | ||
| flourish; moreover, he was a mentor to many, and he and his wife | ||
| founded the Austin Food and Wine Festival; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although wine was his passion, Mr. Auler was | ||
| involved in the energy, real estate, and banking industries as | ||
| well; he was a member of the advisory board of Frost Bank; dedicated | ||
| to his community, he served on the boards of numerous | ||
| organizations, among them St. David's Hospital Foundation and | ||
| St. Andrew's Episcopal School; he was president of the Admirals | ||
| Club of Austin and Tarry House; he received myriad accolades, | ||
| including the People of Vision Award from the Texas Society to | ||
| Prevent Blindness and the Service Award from the Colorado River | ||
| Foundation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Auler loved the outdoors and traveling the world | ||
| with his wife; a pilot for 39 years, he introduced a future | ||
| commander of the Air Force One program to flying; he enjoyed playing | ||
| guitar and learning about history, geography, and archeology; above | ||
| all, he was devoted to his family; he took his sons, Chad and Mark, | ||
| on hunting and fishing trips and coached basketball when they were | ||
| young; in later years, he delighted in spending time with his | ||
| grandchildren and cheering them on at their athletic events and | ||
| dance recitals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for his kindness, patience, and dedication, | ||
| Ed Auler lived a caring and purposeful life, and he will be | ||
| remembered with admiration and affection by all who were privileged | ||
| to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Hugo Edwin | ||
| Auler and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: | ||
| to his wife, Susan Auler; to his children, Chad Auler and his wife, | ||
| Stacy, and Mark Auler and his wife, Clary; to his grandchildren, | ||
| Yates, Charles, Ash, Daisy, and Shelby Auler; to his sister, Mary | ||
| Ann Meyers; and to his other relatives and many 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Ed Auler. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 27 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on November 1, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 27 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on November 5, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
