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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 friends |
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of Dr. Charles Wesley Alworth of Tyler, who passed away on |
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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 education |
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at Badingham College in England, he followed in his father's |
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footsteps and attended the University of Oklahoma, where he earned |
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bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Alworth taught electrical engineering at Texas |
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A&M University from 1968 to 1974; while at A&M, he led efforts to |
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install broadcast antennas during the construction of the Zachry |
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Engineering Education Complex, and he coordinated an electrical |
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wiring installation at St. Thomas Episcopal Church; during this |
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time, he acquired a private pilot's license, beginning a lifelong |
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passion for flying that culminated in his receipt of the Wright |
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Brothers Master Pilot Award from the Federal Aviation |
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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; he |
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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 an |
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adjunct faculty member in the petroleum engineering department at |
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the University of Tulsa, supporting graduate student research and |
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representing Conoco's interests with the school's drilling research |
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projects; he retired from Conoco in 1990, and two years later, he |
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attained his juris doctor degree from the University of Tulsa and |
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went on to practice intellectual property law as well as forensic |
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engineering; engaged in his community, he served on the Tyler City |
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Council from 2004 to 2010 and as mayor pro tem from 2008 to 2009; he |
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was also an active 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 went |
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on to share more than four decades together; a devoted father, he |
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took great pride in his children, and with the passing years, his |
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family grew to include three grandchildren, Kyle, Hudson, and |
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Madison; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Charles Alworth is deeply missed, those who |
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were privileged to share in his love and friendship will always |
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remember him with great admiration and affection; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Charles Wesley Alworth and |
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extend heartfelt 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Charles Alworth. |