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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15
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In Memory |
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Curtis Williams Mewbourne |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Curtis Williams Mewbourne of Tyler on June 23, 2022, |
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at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Ruth and Curtis Mewbourne, |
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Mr. Mewbourne was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on November 14, |
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1935, and he grew up with a brother, Tom; he enjoyed a wonderful |
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childhood, working on his parents' ranch, visiting his |
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grandmother in New Orleans, and working dogs and hunting quail; a |
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gifted athlete, he helped win a state title in track, and he |
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played quarterback for the 1953 state championship football team |
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at Byrd High School; as a student there, he met the love of his |
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life, the former Joanne Zaenglein; the couple married on March 7, |
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1959, and they shared a fulfilling union that spanned more than |
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six decades; he took great pride in their daughters, Dorothy, |
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Ruth, and Julie, and their grandchildren, Cameron, Kirby, |
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Morgan, Hale, Anna, Merritte, Williams, and Griffin; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Mewbourne earned a degree in |
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petroleum engineering at the University of Oklahoma, where he |
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joined the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and he went on to serve |
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in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant with the Arlington |
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National Cemetery honor guard; he subsequently embarked on a |
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successful career in the oil industry, working with Arkansas |
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Fuel Oil Company in Shreveport and later with First National |
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Bank in Dallas; in 1965, he established Mewbourne Oil Company, |
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and the business grew to become one of the largest privately |
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owned oil and gas companies in the nation, as well as the top |
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supporter of student scholarships and internships at OU in the |
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past 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of Mr. Mewbourne's |
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accomplishments, OU named the Mewbourne College of Earth and |
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Energy and the Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological |
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Engineering in his honor; his other accolades include the |
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Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Oil and Gas |
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Association, the Top Hand award from the Permian Basin Petroleum |
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Association, the Trailblazer award from OU, and an honorary |
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Doctorate of Humane Letters from OU; moreover, he endowed seven |
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Mewbourne Chairs in Petroleum Engineering and the Mewbourne |
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Professorship in Petroleum Engineering at the university; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mewbourne moved with his family to Tyler in |
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1971, and he gave of his time and resources to benefit All Saints |
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Episcopal School, St. John's School in Houston, the music |
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department at Tyler Junior College, Methodist Children's Home, |
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the Salvation Army, and PATH Junior Achievement, among other |
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organizations; he was also a longtime member of Marvin United |
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Methodist Church; above all else, he delighted in spending time |
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with his loved ones, and he especially liked hosting Thanksgiving |
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celebrations at his Lazy M ranch in Oklahoma; and |
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WHEREAS, Curtis Mewbourne lived a life that was rich in |
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personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be |
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a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Curtis |
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Williams Mewbourne and extend sincere sympathy to all who |
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mourn his passing; and, be it 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Curtis Mewbourne. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 18, 2023, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |