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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of a respected innovator in the petroleum |
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industry drew to a close with the passing of J. G. Savins on January |
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11, 2019, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of an army serviceman, George Savins was |
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born on August 15, 1925, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to Sergeant George |
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Francis Savins and Herlinda Savins; as a teenager, he was forced to |
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evacuate from Oahu, Hawaii, as World War II reached the island and |
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the Battle of Midway loomed, and he went on to join the fight |
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himself following his graduation from Martin High School in Laredo |
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in 1943; he served as a member of the 658th Field Artillery |
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Battalion in Germany and England, and after returning home, he |
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earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Texas A&M |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Savins went to work as a junior chemist at |
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Magnolia Petroleum Company's Field Research Laboratory in |
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Duncanville in 1949, and a year later, he married his college |
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sweetheart, Jeannette Hastings; the couple shared nearly 55 years |
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of marriage until her passing, and they were blessed with 7 sons, |
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George, Michael, James, Matthew, Richard, Tim, and Eric, along with |
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19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, During the Korean War, Mr. Savins joined the local |
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U.S. Army Reserve unit of the Chemical Corps along with other Field |
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Research Laboratory chemists and engineers, and he was commissioned |
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a second lieutenant; over the course of his career at home, he made |
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numerous contributions to the development and improvement of |
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drilling technologies, particularly with regard to the enhancement |
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of drilling fluids used in oil exploration; his diverse research |
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interests led to his receiving 12 international and 31 U.S. patents |
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and producing 36 publications, and he also organized and co-chaired |
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symposia, conferences, and sessions on a variety of petroleum |
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engineering topics; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring from Mobil Research and Development |
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in 1985, Mr. Savins worked as a research associate for The |
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University of Texas Balcones Research Center, and he later served |
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as a technical consultant to the R&E Group at NL Baroid in Houston; |
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in 2010, he was inducted by the American Association of Drilling |
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Engineers into its Drilling Fluids Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, George Savins was a man of uncommon intellect and |
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ingenuity, and he leaves behind a record of achievement that his |
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loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of J. G. Savins and |
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extend sincere sympathy to his family and friends; 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of J. G. |
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Savins. |