| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Houston native Harold Lloyd Hempstead retired from |
|
|
Baker Oil Tools after 32 years of dedicated service with the |
|
|
company, and he will be honored by family and friends at a ceremony |
|
|
on May 5, 2007, at Memory's Banquet Facility; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Hempstead's final day at work was also his |
|
|
birthday, making April 12, 2007, twice as nice for the longtime |
|
|
employee; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A product of Houston public schools, Mr. Hempstead |
|
|
attended Bruce Elementary School, E. O. Smith Junior High School, |
|
|
and Phillis Wheatley High School before continuing his education at |
|
|
Texas Southern University; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, This patriotic American served his country during |
|
|
the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart; he is a longtime |
|
|
member of Sloan Memorial United Methodist Church and has held many |
|
|
leadership positions during his more than 50 years as a devoted |
|
|
congregant; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Among the family members who join in wishing him |
|
|
well as he begins his retirement are his sisters, Carol Lois Holman, |
|
|
Flossie Hempstead Pollard, and Bobbie Hempstead Jones, and his |
|
|
brothers, Donald Richard Conner and Willie Hempstead; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Harold Hempstead enjoyed a long and rewarding career |
|
|
with Baker Oil Tools, and he may look back with pride on his |
|
|
contributions to the company even as he looks forward to embarking |
|
|
on the next chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby congratulate Harold Lloyd Hempstead on his |
|
|
retirement after 32 years of service with Baker Oil Tools and extend |
|
|
to him best wishes for continued success and happiness in all his |
|
|
endeavors; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Mr. Hempstead as an expression of high regard by the |
|
|
Texas House of Representatives. |