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1	1	H.R. No. 1771
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The Beal family of Midland has been honored with a
6	6	2009 Hearst Energy Award for lifetime achievement by the Midland
7	7	Reporter-Telegram and its parent company, the Hearst Corporation;
8	8	and
9	9	WHEREAS, In 1949, petroleum engineer Carlton Beal, Sr.,
10	10	drilled his first oil well in West Texas; the son of a California
11	11	geologist and oilman, Mr. Beal was a Stanford graduate and had
12	12	earned his master's degree in petroleum engineering at the
13	13	Massachusetts Institute of Technology before going on to serve in
14	14	the Petroleum Administration for War and teach at the University of
15	15	Southern California during World War II; he moved his family to
16	16	Midland in 1953, and the next year formed Beal, Trobaugh and
17	17	Associates with a former student; and
18	18	WHEREAS, BTA became one of the most successful independent
19	19	oil companies in the Permian Basin, and Beal family members took on
20	20	leadership roles in the community; in 1959, Mr. Beal and his wife,
21	21	Keleen, created the Beal Foundation that has generously supported
22	22	educational, religious, and charitable causes; Mrs. Beal served as
23	23	chair of the foundation, and the family and the foundation were
24	24	honored by the establishment of Beal Plaza at Midland College in
25	25	1978; 20 years later, the foundation received the fifth annual
26	26	Permian Basin National Philanthropy Day Outstanding Foundation
27	27	Award; and
28	28	WHEREAS, The couple and their foundation made numerous
29	29	significant donations to Midland College, and this tradition has
30	30	been followed by their son, Spencer, who joined the Midland College
31	31	Foundation Board in 1984 and served as its president from 1992 to
32	32	1996; for his contributions to the school and the community, he was
33	33	recognized in 2005 with the Outstanding Volunteer Award on the 12th
34	34	annual Permian Basin National Philanthropy Day; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Today, numerous members of the Beal family uphold
36	36	the legacy of civic commitment established by Mr. Beal, who died in
37	37	1994, and Mrs. Beal, who passed away in 2006; the company, now known
38	38	as BTA Oil Producers, continues to be a family enterprise, and the
39	39	partners include Mr. and Mrs. Beal's four sons, Carlton "Carty"
40	40	Beal, Jr., Barry Beal, Sr., and Spencer and Kelly Beal, as well as
41	41	two of Barry Beal's sons, Stuart Beal and Barry "BJ" Beal, Jr., and
42	42	Barry Beal's son-in-law, Bob Davenport; BJ Beal also serves as
43	43	general manager; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Other members of this prominent and civic-minded
45	45	family are Linda Kay Nanny Beal, wife of Carty Beal, and their
46	46	children, Carl Beal III, Cristina Beal Johnstone, and Lauren Beal
47	47	Sherry, Nancy Carruth Beal, wife of Barry Beal, and their other
48	48	children, Elizabeth Beal Davenport and Stephen Beal, Karlene Beal
49	49	Garber and her husband, Richard, and their children, Michele
50	50	Garber, Chris Hinojosa, Laurie Garber Fulton, and Scott Beal, Karen
51	51	Roberts Beal, wife of Spencer Beal, and their children, Spencer
52	52	Beal, Jr., Kimberly Beal, and Rebecca Beal McClure, and Chrys
53	53	Detmering Beal, wife of Kelly Beal, and their children, Robin Beal
54	54	Bumstead, Leigh Beal Sheppard, and KC Beal; and
55	55	WHEREAS, For more than half a century, BTA Oil Producers has
56	56	played a vital role in the prosperity of Midland and the Permian
57	57	Basin and members of the Beal family have worked with admirable
58	58	diligence to make a positive difference in their community; now,
59	59	therefore, be it
60	60	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
61	61	Legislature hereby congratulate the Beal family on receiving the
62	62	2009 Hearst Energy Award for lifetime achievement and extend to the
63	63	family members best wishes for continued success in their
64	64	worthwhile endeavors; and, be it further
65	65	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
66	66	prepared for the Beal family as an expression of high regard by the
67	67	Texas House of Representatives.
68	68	Craddick
69	69	______________________________
70	70	Speaker of the House
71	71	I certify that H.R. No. 1771 was adopted by the House on May
72	72	11, 2009, by a non-record vote.
73	73	______________________________
74	74	Chief Clerk of the House