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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gerald R. Ehrman of Orange is beginning a new |
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chapter of his life with his retirement from DuPont after 42 years |
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of distinguished service to the company; and |
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WHEREAS, After receiving his bachelor's degree in mechanical |
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engineering from the University of Notre Dame and his master's |
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degree in business administration from the University of |
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Pittsburgh, Jerry Ehrman began his career with DuPont at the |
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Washington Works site in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in 1964; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ehrman ably served in a variety of engineering |
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and management positions and became plant manager at DuPont |
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facilities in Corpus Christi, Niagara Falls, and Memphis; his |
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ascent through a succession of important positions culminated in |
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his appointment as plant manager for the Sabine River Works in |
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Orange, where from October 1994 to November 2006 he was responsible |
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for the 1,500-acre resins manufacturing facility, which employs |
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1,600 people; and |
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WHEREAS, When Hurricane Rita forced the facility to shut down |
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in September 2005 for the first time in its 59-year history, Mr. |
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Ehrman led the effort to repair the storm's destruction and restore |
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the plant to operation; despite damage to his own home, he worked to |
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ensure that food and shelter were moved into the area for repair |
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crews and assisted in the provision of trailers for company |
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employees whose houses were uninhabitable; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to providing steady leadership on the |
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job, Mr. Ehrman has generously contributed to his profession |
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through his membership in the Southeast Texas Plant Managers' |
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Forum, the Chemical Row Manager's Group, and the External Advisory |
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Committee of the Department of Chemical Engineering at The |
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University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Jerry Ehrman has always put |
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the safety of his coworkers ahead of every other consideration; a |
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longtime member of the Texas Chemical Council, he has been chair of |
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its Occupational Safety Committee since 1998; in 2006, he was |
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awarded the council's first Safety Leadership Award, and the |
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committee that oversees this commendation was so impressed by his |
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record of service that they renamed the award in his honor; it will |
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henceforth be known as the Texas Chemical Council Gerald R. Ehrman |
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Award for Safety Leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ehrman is prominent and active in his community, |
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serving on the board of directors for the United Way of Orange |
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County, the St. Mary's Catholic School Foundation, the Lutcher |
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Theater, and the Orange Hospital Foundation; in 1998, he was voted |
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Citizen of the Year by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce; |
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devotion to family is also a key part of his life, and Mr. Ehrman |
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enjoys the love and support of his wife, Nancy, and their six |
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children and 12 grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 40 years, Gerald R. Ehrman has been an |
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influential figure in the chemical industry, exhibiting exemplary |
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dedication to his profession and to the well-being of his |
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coworkers, and he may take justifiable pride in the legacy of |
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achievement that he has created; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gerald R. Ehrman on his retirement |
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from DuPont and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Ehrman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hamilton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 273 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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