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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An innovative group of oil entrepreneurs is being |
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honored as the team of Samuel H. Marshall, William S. Marshall, and |
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Donald Winston is inducted into the Petroleum Hall of Fame on April |
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26, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The Petroleum Hall of Fame, which is based at the |
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Petroleum Museum in Midland, recognizes individuals who have made |
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outstanding contributions to the development of the petroleum |
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industry or who have inspired others through their achievements, |
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service, or strength of character; and |
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WHEREAS, The principal figures behind Marshall & Winston, Sam |
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Marshall, Bill Marshall, and Don Winston, created a prominent oil |
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exploration and producing company that has been in business for |
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nearly 80 years; Sam Marshall and Don Winston, now both deceased, |
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founded the firm in 1928 after meeting one another in Los Angeles; |
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previously, Mr. Marshall had discovered the Getty Pool in New |
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Mexico while working as a petroleum geologist for Getty Oil; from |
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the beginning, Marshall & Winston focused their efforts on New |
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Mexico and Texas; the company began to make significant discoveries |
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in the early 1940s and continued its success in the years following |
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World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Marshall joined the company in 1958 and helped |
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discover the Portal Field; settling in Midland, he became the |
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president of Marshall & Winston in 1967 and in the following decades |
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oversaw its expansion, which was spurred by a lucrative oil |
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discovery in Concho County; today, Marshall & Winston conducts |
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operations in six states; and |
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WHEREAS, Both Sam Marshall and Don Winston were active in |
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their local communities, and Bill Marshall has carried on that |
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tradition, supporting many Midland-area institutions, including |
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the Midland College Foundation, the Museum of the Southwest, and |
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First Presbyterian Church of Midland; he is also a member of |
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industry organizations such as the American Association of |
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Petroleum Geologists and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Exhibiting inspired leadership and employing |
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innovative techniques, these three professionals established a |
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successful and influential company that has been greatly admired by |
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their peers, and their impressive record of achievement truly |
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merits this hall of fame commendation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the team of Samuel H. Marshall, |
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William S. Marshall, and Donald Winston on its induction into the |
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Petroleum Hall of Fame and honor the leaders of Marshall & Winston |
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for their contributions to the oil and gas business that is such a |
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vital part of the Texas economy; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Bill Marshall and for the families of Sam Marshall and |
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Don Winston as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |