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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The life of a respected innovator in the petroleum |
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| 6 | 7 | | industry drew to a close with the passing of J. G. Savins on January |
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| 7 | 8 | | 11, 2019, at the age of 93; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of an army serviceman, George Savins was |
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| 9 | 10 | | born on August 15, 1925, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to Sergeant George |
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| 10 | 11 | | Francis Savins and Herlinda Savins; as a teenager, he was forced to |
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| 11 | 12 | | evacuate from Oahu, Hawaii, as World War II reached the island and |
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| 12 | 13 | | the Battle of Midway loomed, and he went on to join the fight |
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| 13 | 14 | | himself following his graduation from Martin High School in Laredo |
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| 14 | 15 | | in 1943; he served as a member of the 658th Field Artillery |
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| 15 | 16 | | Battalion in Germany and England, and after returning home, he |
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| 16 | 17 | | earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Texas A&M |
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| 17 | 18 | | University; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Savins went to work as a junior chemist at |
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| 19 | 20 | | Magnolia Petroleum Company's Field Research Laboratory in |
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| 20 | 21 | | Duncanville in 1949, and a year later, he married his college |
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| 21 | 22 | | sweetheart, Jeannette Hastings; the couple shared nearly 55 years |
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| 22 | 23 | | of marriage until her passing, and they were blessed with 7 sons, |
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| 23 | 24 | | George, Michael, James, Matthew, Richard, Tim, and Eric, along with |
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| 24 | 25 | | 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, During the Korean War, Mr. Savins joined the local |
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| 26 | 27 | | U.S. Army Reserve unit of the Chemical Corps along with other Field |
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| 27 | 28 | | Research Laboratory chemists and engineers, and he was commissioned |
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| 28 | 29 | | a second lieutenant; over the course of his career at home, he made |
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| 29 | 30 | | numerous contributions to the development and improvement of |
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| 30 | 31 | | drilling technologies, particularly with regard to the enhancement |
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| 31 | 32 | | of drilling fluids used in oil exploration; his diverse research |
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| 32 | 33 | | interests led to his receiving 12 international and 31 U.S. patents |
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| 33 | 34 | | and producing 36 publications, and he also organized and co-chaired |
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| 34 | 35 | | symposia, conferences, and sessions on a variety of petroleum |
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| 35 | 36 | | engineering topics; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from Mobil Research and Development |
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| 37 | 38 | | in 1985, Mr. Savins worked as a research associate for The |
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| 38 | 39 | | University of Texas Balcones Research Center, and he later served |
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| 39 | 40 | | as a technical consultant to the R&E Group at NL Baroid in Houston; |
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| 40 | 41 | | in 2010, he was inducted by the American Association of Drilling |
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| 41 | 42 | | Engineers into its Drilling Fluids Hall of Fame; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, George Savins was a man of uncommon intellect and |
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| 43 | 44 | | ingenuity, and he leaves behind a record of achievement that his |
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| 44 | 45 | | loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of J. G. Savins and |
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| 47 | 48 | | extend sincere sympathy to his family and friends; and, be it |
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| 48 | 49 | | further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 51 | 52 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of J. G. |
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| 52 | 53 | | Savins. |
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