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1	1	H.R. No. 818
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Ruth and John Alan Hord of Midland shared a life rich
6	6	with family, faith, and community, and they are deeply missed since
7	7	the passing of Mr. Hord on May 11, 2008, and of Mrs. Hord on November
8	8	27, 2008, both at the age of 91; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The former Ruth Waldrop was born in Gilmer County on
10	10	December 30, 1916, and lived with her family in San Antonio, Dallas,
11	11	Washington, D.C., Tennessee, Mexico, and New York City before
12	12	enrolling in Oak Cliff High School, where she met her future
13	13	husband; and
14	14	WHEREAS, A Dallas native, J. A. Hord was born on February 21,
15	15	1917, not far from where his great-grandparents had settled during
16	16	the Texas Republic; he and his future wife both began studying
17	17	geology at North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, and Mrs.
18	18	Hord later worked her way through The University of Texas at Austin,
19	19	while he did the same at Oklahoma University; the couple married in
20	20	1938, and Mrs. Hord graduated magna cum laude with a degree in
21	21	geology the following year; Mr. Hord earned his bachelor's degree
22	22	in geological engineering in 1940, and they both pursued graduate
23	23	studies at OU until Gulf Oil offered Mr. Hord a position as a
24	24	geologist in the Permian Basin; and
25	25	WHEREAS, The couple became the parents of three children, and
26	26	Mr. Hord's field work and positions of increasing responsibility
27	27	took the family to Dallas, Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, and Wichita
28	28	Falls, and then back to Midland; Mrs. Hord served as a homeroom
29	29	mother, PTA member, Sunday school teacher, and Girl Scout leader,
30	30	and not only supported her children's participation in numerous
31	31	activities but also turned picnics into fossil-hunting expeditions
32	32	and car trips into lessons on history, geography, and natural
33	33	science; and
34	34	WHEREAS, In 1960, Mr. Hord became general manager of
35	35	exploration for Gulf's Southwest Division, a position he held until
36	36	his retirement in 1979; he subsequently built a successful
37	37	independent practice on his strong record of oil and gas
38	38	discoveries; a member of several professional associations, he
39	39	served on the advisory council for the OU School of Geology and
40	40	Geophysics for many years and was a member of the industry committee
41	41	that assisted Texas Tech University in obtaining certification for
42	42	its petroleum engineering department; and
43	43	WHEREAS, This adventurous couple traveled widely after their
44	44	children were grown, visiting many countries in Europe and in
45	45	Central and South America; in addition, they joined a 4,000-mile
46	46	geological expedition to the major oil fields of China; Mrs. Hord
47	47	was a member of the Texas Historical Association, the Midland
48	48	County Historical Society, the Midland Genealogical Society, and
49	49	the Daughters of the American Revolution, and in his retirement,
50	50	Mr. Hord joined in her research efforts in county courthouses
51	51	across the South; and
52	52	WHEREAS, Valued members of the First Presbyterian Church of
53	53	Midland, the Hords both gave generously of their time and talents to
54	54	their community and church; Mrs. Hord was an International House
55	55	hostess and member of the church women's circle; Mr. Hord was an
56	56	elder and served on the board of Midland Park and on municipal
57	57	committees for school curricula, the city water supply, and other
58	58	matters; moreover, he was on the Midland Salvation Army board and
59	59	the executive and advisory boards of the local Boy Scouts of America
60	60	council; and
61	61	WHEREAS, Throughout their seven decades together, Ruth and
62	62	John Alan Hord shared a zest for life and a curiosity about the
63	63	world around them, and they will long be remembered for their
64	64	devotion to their family and to each other; now, therefore, be it
65	65	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
66	66	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the lives of Ruth and John Alan
67	67	Hord and extend sincere sympathy to the members of their family: to
68	68	their daughters, Elaine Hutchinson and her husband, Frederick, and
69	69	Melinda Reaves and her husband, Charles; to their son, Thomas Alan
70	70	Hord and his wife, Nancy; to their grandchildren, David and Paul
71	71	Hutchinson, Arianna Reaves, Bonnie Gillespie, Susan Herman, Mary
72	72	Tucker, and John Alan Hord II; to their seven great-grandchildren;
73	73	to Mrs. Hord's sister and brother, Molly Lara and Thomas Waldrop;
74	74	and to their other relatives and friends; and, be it further
75	75	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
76	76	prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of
77	77	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ruth and
78	78	John Alan Hord.
79	79	Craddick
80	80	______________________________
81	81	Speaker of the House
82	82	I certify that H.R. No. 818 was unanimously adopted by a
83	83	rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009.
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85	85	Chief Clerk of the House