in Galveston, Texas. Mosbacher Institute The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy was founded in October 2009 upon the request of President George H.W. Bush to honor Mosbacher. The mission of the Mosbacher Institute is to address economic challenges confronting the United States and world economies by conducting policy-relevant research, providing education, and engaging stakeholders in the areas of trade, economics, and public policy. The institute is a nonpartisan organization. Family and personal life Mosbacher's brother was Emil "Bus" Mosbacher Jr., who successfully defended the America's Cup as skipper of the Weatherly in 1962 and again in 1967 as skipper of the Intrepid. Mosbacher was married four times: In 1946, he married Jane Pennybacker. Born Jewish, Mosbacher converted to Pennybacker's Presbyterian religion. They had four children: Diane "Dee" Mosbacher, Robert Mosbacher Jr., Kathryn Mosbacher, and Lisa Mosbacher Mears. The marriage ended upon his wife's death from leukemia in 1970. His marriage to Sandra Smith Gerry ended in divorce in 1982. In 1985, he married Georgette Paulsin, herself twice previously married. They divorced in 1998. His last marriage of 10 years to Michele "Mica" Mosbacher (Mica McCutchen Duncan) ended with his death. Mosbacher's eldest daughter Diane "Dee" Mosbacher is a psychiatrist and lesbian activist. In 1992, Robert Mosbacher Sr. was the first Republican Campaign Chair to meet with leaders from the National Lesbian Gay Task Force. His son, Robert Mosbacher Jr., is a businessman, public servant, and a former Republican politician. Death On January 24, 2010, Mosbacher died of pancreatic cancer at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the age of 82. He was buried at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Awards and honors 1984 – Washington and Lee University awards him honorary doctor of laws degree 1989 – Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement In 1999, he was awarded the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Gold Medal. Receives “Order of the Aztec Eagle,” the highest decoration offered by the Mexican Government to non-citizens 2009 – Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System approved the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy in the Bush School of Government and Public Service 2016 – Preston Street Bridge near downtown Houston renamed in late Robert A. Mosbacher, Sr.'s honor References External links Looking into the Crystal Ball: Forecasting the Future of Oil and Gas, World Energy Magazine Volume 10 Number 2,