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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, November 27, 2023, marks the 60th wedding |
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anniversary of Dr. Walter Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt of Houston, |
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and this joyous event provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on |
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their rewarding journey together as husband and wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Walter W. Wornardt |
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Jr. received his bachelor's degree in geology from the University |
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of Wisconsin-Madison and went on to earn his doctorate from the |
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Department of Paleontology at the University of California, |
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Berkeley; he began his career in the oil and gas industry with |
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Chevron in San Francisco, where he would meet his future wife; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Ruth Chalmers Prentice, a native of |
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Washington, D.C., attended Bible college for two years and |
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completed her registered nursing degree at Alexandria Hospital |
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School of Nursing; in 1960, she relocated to San Francisco; and |
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WHEREAS, After dating for a few years, Dr. and Mrs. Wornardt |
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rendezvoused in Europe and wed in Gibraltar in 1963; Dr. Wornardt |
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was later employed by the Esso Production Research Company in |
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Houston; from 1977 to 1980, he was a professor of geology at the |
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University of Redlands, and he worked for Ecology Consultants, |
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Incorporated, in Denver, Colorado; the couple settled in Houston in |
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1990, and Mrs. Wornardt worked at the Michael E. DeBakey Department |
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of Veterans Affairs Medical Center until her retirement in 2012, |
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after 35 years in nursing; Dr. Wornardt taught at Rice University |
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and served as president and CEO of Micro-Strat, Incorporated, for |
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four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, The Wornardts have been active congregants of First |
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Presbyterian Church, and they have also been members of |
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professional groups and of such community organizations as the |
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Houston Club and Toastmasters International; moreover, they are |
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both authors, Dr. Wornardt of The Six-Month Honeymoon and |
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Mrs. Wornardt of Calluses on His Knees, which is about the ministry |
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of her father, Harvey Prentice; and |
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WHEREAS, The six decades of marriage that Dr. and |
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Mrs. Wornardt have shared is eloquent affirmation of the meaning of |
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love and commitment, and their enduring union is an inspiration to |
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all who know them; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Walter |
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Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt on their 60th wedding anniversary and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Wornardt as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Wilson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 57 was adopted by the House on |
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December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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