SRAM initialization

I'm using the LM4F232H5QD and want to reserve a memory location in SRAM. The problem is whenever I do a reset in the Code Composer Debugger the memory location always is reset to zero. I did the following in the linker command file:

SECTIONS
{
    .intvecs:   > 0x00000000
    .text   :   > FLASH
    .const  :   > FLASH
    .cinit  :   > FLASH
    .pinit  :   > FLASH

    .vtable :   > 0x20000000
    .data   :   > SRAM
    .bss    :   > SRAM
    .sysmem :   > SRAM
    .stack  :   > SRAM
    .reserved > 0x20007FF0

}

The .reserved at 0x0x20007FF0 I want to preserve a value after reset.

In C I have the following:

#pragma SET_DATA_SECTION (".reserved")
static unsigned long foo;
#pragma SET_DATA_SECTION ()

void main(void)
{
    foo  = 123;

    while (1) ;

}

In the memory browser this value will be set to zero after a reset.

In looking at the disassembly and stepping through a reset I see a label __TI_auto_init .  Is this the routine that initializes ram? Where is the source to this?

Help will be appreciated.

Bob