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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ernest Angelo Jr. of Midland has been named the |
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| 6 | 7 | | recipient of the 2017 Top Pioneer Award by the Permian Basin |
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| 7 | 8 | | Petroleum Pioneers; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, An independent petroleum engineer since 1964, |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mr. Angelo serves as managing partner of Discovery Exploration and |
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| 10 | 11 | | invests in oil and gas exploration and production; he was named |
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| 11 | 12 | | Permian Basin Engineer of the Year in 1973, and three consecutive |
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| 12 | 13 | | U.S. secretaries of energy appointed him to the National Petroleum |
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| 13 | 14 | | Council; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Angelo is a member of the Pi Epsilon Tau and Tau |
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| 15 | 16 | | Beta Pi Honorary Societies, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and |
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| 16 | 17 | | the Society of Professional Earth Scientists, and he has devoted |
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| 17 | 18 | | countless hours to the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, |
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| 18 | 19 | | where he has served as state director and Permian Basin president; |
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| 19 | 20 | | and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has also rendered outstanding |
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| 21 | 22 | | service in the public realm; elected to four terms as mayor of |
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| 22 | 23 | | Midland, he presided over the city government there from 1972 to |
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| 23 | 24 | | 1980; in addition, he has held appointments to the Texas Higher |
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| 24 | 25 | | Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Public Safety Commission, |
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| 25 | 26 | | and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission; Mr. Angelo also |
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| 26 | 27 | | represented Texas on the Republican National Committee from 1976 to |
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| 27 | 28 | | 1986 and guided Ronald Reagan's 1976 and 1980 presidential |
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| 28 | 29 | | campaigns in Texas; his numerous honors include the 1996 National |
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| 29 | 30 | | Public Service Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers and |
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| 31 | 32 | | Award; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, Ernest Angelo has |
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| 33 | 34 | | contributed to the advancement of his industry and the betterment |
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| 34 | 35 | | of his city and state, and he is truly deserving of this prestigious |
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| 35 | 36 | | honor; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Ernest Angelo |
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| 38 | 39 | | Jr. on his receipt of the 2017 Top Pioneer Award from the Permian |
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| 39 | 40 | | Basin Petroleum Pioneers and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 40 | 41 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for Mr. Angelo as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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