Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R8609 EME-D
2	2	By: Hughes S.R. No. 15
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
7	7	passing of Curtis Williams Mewbourne of Tyler on June 23, 2022, at
8	8	the age of 86; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The son of Ruth and Curtis Mewbourne, Mr. Mewbourne
10	10	was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on November 14, 1935, and he grew
11	11	up with a brother, Tom; he enjoyed a wonderful childhood, working on
12	12	his parents' ranch, visiting his grandmother in New Orleans, and
13	13	working dogs and hunting quail; a gifted athlete, he helped win a
14	14	state title in track, and he played quarterback for the 1953 state
15	15	championship football team at Byrd High School; as a student there,
16	16	he met the love of his life, the former Joanne Zaenglein; the couple
17	17	married on March 7, 1959, and they shared a fulfilling union that
18	18	spanned more than six decades; he took great pride in their
19	19	daughters, Dorothy, Ruth, and Julie, and their grandchildren,
20	20	Cameron, Kirby, Morgan, Hale, Anna, Merritte, Williams, and
21	21	Griffin; and
22	22	WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Mewbourne earned a degree in petroleum
23	23	engineering at the University of Oklahoma, where he joined the Phi
24	24	Gamma Delta fraternity, and he went on to serve in the U.S. Army as a
25	25	second lieutenant with the Arlington National Cemetery honor guard;
26	26	he subsequently embarked on a successful career in the oil
27	27	industry, working with Arkansas Fuel Oil Company in Shreveport and
28	28	later with First National Bank in Dallas; in 1965, he established
29	29	Mewbourne Oil Company, and the business grew to become one of the
30	30	largest privately owned oil and gas companies in the nation, as well
31	31	as the top supporter of student scholarships and internships at OU
32	32	in the past 25 years; and
33	33	WHEREAS, In recognition of Mr. Mewbourne's accomplishments,
34	34	OU named the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy and the Mewbourne
35	35	School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering in his honor; his
36	36	other accolades include the Distinguished Service Award from the
37	37	Texas Oil and Gas Association, the Top Hand award from the Permian
38	38	Basin Petroleum Association, the Trailblazer award from OU, and an
39	39	honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from OU; moreover, he endowed
40	40	seven Mewbourne Chairs in Petroleum Engineering and the Mewbourne
41	41	Professorship in Petroleum Engineering at the university; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Mr. Mewbourne moved with his family to Tyler in
43	43	1971, and he gave of his time and resources to benefit All Saints
44	44	Episcopal School, St. John's School in Houston, the music
45	45	department at Tyler Junior College, Methodist Children's Home, the
46	46	Salvation Army, and PATH Junior Achievement, among other
47	47	organizations; he was also a longtime member of Marvin United
48	48	Methodist Church; above all else, he delighted in spending time
49	49	with his loved ones, and he especially liked hosting Thanksgiving
50	50	celebrations at his Lazy M ranch in Oklahoma; and
51	51	WHEREAS, Curtis Mewbourne lived a life that was rich in
52	52	personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be a
53	53	source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be
54	54	it
55	55	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
56	56	hereby pay tribute to the memory of Curtis Williams Mewbourne and
57	57	extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it
58	58	further
59	59	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
60	60	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
61	61	day, it do so in memory of Curtis Mewbourne.