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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 150
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In Memory |
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Charles Alworth |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and |
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friends of Dr. Charles Wesley Alworth of Tyler, who passed away |
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on January 2, 2025, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Kathleen Mary Whitaker and Cecil Dwight |
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Alworth, Charles Wesley Alworth was born on August 23, 1943, in |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina; after completing his secondary |
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education at Badingham College in England, he followed in his |
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father's footsteps and attended the University of Oklahoma, |
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where he earned bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in |
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electrical engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Alworth taught electrical engineering at |
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Texas A&M University from 1968 to 1974; while at A&M, he led |
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efforts to install broadcast antennas during the construction of |
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the Zachry Engineering Education Complex, and he coordinated an |
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electrical wiring installation at St. Thomas Episcopal Church; |
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during this time, he acquired a private pilot's license, |
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beginning a lifelong passion for flying that culminated in his |
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receipt of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the |
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Federal Aviation Administration; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1974, Dr. Alworth accepted an engineering |
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position with Conoco in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and led refinery |
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startup, optimization, and automation projects around the world; |
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he authored numerous publications and patents associated with |
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automated refinery systems and became a registered agent to the |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office; for 30 years, he was |
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an adjunct faculty member in the petroleum engineering |
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department at the University of Tulsa, supporting graduate |
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student research and representing Conoco's interests with the |
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school's drilling research projects; he retired from Conoco in |
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1990, and two years later, he attained his juris doctor degree |
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from the University of Tulsa and went on to practice intellectual |
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property law as well as forensic engineering; engaged in his |
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community, he served on the Tyler City Council from 2004 to 2010 |
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and as mayor pro tem from 2008 to 2009; he was also an active |
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member of Good Shepherd Anglican Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Alworth and his first wife, Sally Ann Wells, |
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became the parents of two children, Diane and Dwight; after that |
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marriage ended, he wed Madeline Elaine Wilson, and the couple |
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went on to share more than four decades together; a devoted |
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father, he took great pride in his children, and with the passing |
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years, his family grew to include three grandchildren, Kyle, |
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Hudson, and Madison; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Charles Alworth is deeply missed, those |
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who were privileged to share in his love and friendship will |
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always remember him with great admiration and affection; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Charles Wesley |
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Alworth and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends; |
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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 Charles Alworth. |
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Hughes |
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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 February 26, 2025, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |