| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Lowell Crew has rendered outstanding service to his |
|
|
fellow Texans through his years of involvement with the Polk County |
|
|
Texas GOP; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A resident of Livingston for more than two decades, |
|
|
Lowell Crew began working Polk County elections in 2000; helping to |
|
|
build a strong foundation there for the Republican Party, he |
|
|
coordinated primary elections and served as the county election |
|
|
administrator for 18 years; in 2021, he retired as vice chair of the |
|
|
Polk County Republican Party; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Crew served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean |
|
|
War; he went on to work for Marathon Oil, where he played a key role |
|
|
in developing the electronic compensator, which gave more precise |
|
|
calculations of the amount of product traveling through pipelines; |
|
|
he also trained technicians and negotiated oil loss claims; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Crew was recruited by the Shell Oil |
|
|
Company, and he and his family moved to Texas, settling in southwest |
|
|
Houston; engaged in his community, he served for 12 years as |
|
|
president of the Braeburn Valley West Civic Association; he coached |
|
|
youth baseball and was president of the Braeburn Little League, |
|
|
which became the first in Houston to incorporate pitching machines, |
|
|
a technological advancement that earned mention in Sports |
|
|
Illustrated; he also launched the Southwest Winter League; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Crew enjoys the love and |
|
|
support of his wife, Sharen, and their children; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Through his exemplary leadership, Lowell Crew has |
|
|
contributed significantly to the success of the Republican Party in |
|
|
Polk County, and he has earned the lasting respect and admiration of |
|
|
all who are privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
|
|
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Lowell Crew for his |
|
|
dedicated service to the Polk County Texas GOP and extend to him |
|
|
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Mr. Crew as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|
|
House of Representatives. |