Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1		-	H.C.R. No. 19
	1	+	88R8318 CJM-D
	2	+	By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 19
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4		-	~~HOUSE~~ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	5	+	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	6		WHEREAS, Don Sparks, chair of the board for Discovery
6	7		Operating, has been named the 2022 Top Hand by the Permian Basin
7	8		Petroleum Association; and
8	9		WHEREAS, An Amarillo native, Mr. Sparks earned a petroleum
9	10		engineering degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1962,
10	11		and after serving in the U.S. Navy for four years, he embarked on
11	12		his distinguished career in the petroleum industry; initially, he
12	13		held a number of engineering and consulting roles with such
13	14		companies as Bailey, Sipes, Williamson and Runyan, Freeport Oil
14	15		Company, and Shell Oil Company; and
15	16		WHEREAS, After settling in Midland, he and his wife,
16	17		Gwyndolyn, decided to use their savings to launch Discovery
17	18		Operating in 1973; so began the independent company's many decades
18	19		of success, and in 2023, Discovery will celebrate its 50th
19	20		anniversary; in addition, Mr. Sparks joined with C. Ronald Platt to
20	21		cofound the engineering consulting firm Platt, Sparks & Associates
21	22		in 1980; and
22	23		WHEREAS, Mr. Sparks has been active in myriad professional
23	24		organizations, including the Society of Petroleum Engineers
24	25		Permian Basin Chapter, the Independent Petroleum Association of
25	26		America, and the National Society of Petroleum Engineers; moreover,
26	27		his family and company have supported such worthwhile causes as
27	28		High Sky Children's Ranch and The Village at Manor Park; in
28	29		recognition of his many accomplishments, he was named a UT
29	30		Distinguished Alumnus and was inducted into the Petroleum Hall of
30	31		Fame, and he has received an Independent Petroleum Association of
31	32		America Leadership Award and a Hearst Energy Award for Lifetime
32	33		Achievement; and
33	34		WHEREAS, Mr. Sparks and Mrs. Sparks are the parents of three
34	35		sons, Jeff, Kevin, and Todd, and they also take great pride in their
35	36		grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
36	37		WHEREAS, Through his leadership, vision, and expertise, Don
37	38		Sparks has earned the lasting respect of his peers in the petroleum
38	39		industry, and he is truly deserving of this prestigious honor; now,
39	40		therefore, be it
40	41		RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
41	42		hereby congratulate Don Sparks on his receipt of the 2022 Top Hand
42	43		award from the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and extend to
43	44		him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
44	45		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
45	46		prepared for Mr. Sparks as an expression of high regard by the Texas
46	47		House of Representatives and Senate.
47		-	Craddick
48		-	______________________________ ______________________________
49		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
50		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 19 was adopted by the House on March
51		-	8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
52		-	voting.
53		-	______________________________
54		-	Chief Clerk of the House
55		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 19 was adopted by the Senate on
56		-	March 13, 2023, by a viva-voce vote.
57		-	______________________________
58		-	Secretary of the Senate
59		-	APPROVED: __________________
60		-	Date
61		-	__________________
62		-	Governor