H.R. No. 64
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, November 27, 2023, marks the 60th wedding
  anniversary of Dr. Walter Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt of Houston,
  and this joyous event provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on
  their romantic journey together as husband and wife; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Walter W. Wornardt
  Jr. received his bachelor's degree in geology from the University
  of Wisconsin-Madison and went on to earn his doctorate from the
  Department of Paleontology at the University of California,
  Berkeley with a National Science Foundation Fellowship; he began
  his career in the oil and gas industry with Chevron in
  San Francisco, where he would meet his future wife; and
         WHEREAS, The former Ruth Chalmers Prentice, a native of
  Washington, D.C., attended Bible college for two years and
  completed her registered nursing degree at Alexandria Hospital
  School of Nursing; in 1960, she relocated to San Francisco; and
         WHEREAS, After dating for a few years, Dr. and Mrs. Wornardt
  rendezvoused in Europe and wed in Gibraltar in 1963; Dr. Wornardt
  was employed by the Esso Production Research Company in Houston
  from 1965 to 1968 and then by Union Oil Company in California until
  1977, when he became a professor of geology at the University of
  Redlands; he worked for ERT Consultants in Denver, Colorado, as
  well; the couple settled in Houston in 1990, and Mrs. Wornardt
  worked at the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs
  Medical Center until her retirement in 2012, after 35 years in
  nursing; Dr. Wornardt taught at Rice University from 1990 to 1992
  while serving as president and CEO of Micro-Strat, Incorporated,
  for four decades; and
         WHEREAS, The Wornardts have been active congregants of First
  Presbyterian Church, and they have also been members of
  professional groups such as the American Association of Petroleum
  Geologists, the Petroleum Club, and the Houston Geological Society,
  as well as of such community organizations as the Houston Opera, the
  Houston Club, and Toastmasters International; moreover, they are
  both authors, Dr. Wornardt of The Six-Month Honeymoon, a memoir of
  their romantic adventure across Europe and through East Africa in
  their red Triumph Spitfire, and Mrs. Wornardt of Calluses on His
  Knees, which is about the ministry of her father, Harvey Prentice;
  and
         WHEREAS, The six decades of marriage that Dr. and
  Mrs. Wornardt have shared is an eloquent affirmation of the meaning
  of love and commitment, and their enduring union is an inspiration
  to all who know them; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Walter
  Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt on their 60th wedding anniversary and
  extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Wornardt as an expression of high regard
  by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Wilson
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 64 was adopted by the House on
  December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House