Bill Text: TX HR2242 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring chemical engineer Karl Lee Herzog on his retirement from ConocoPhillips.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-23 - Reported enrolled [HR2242 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2242-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2242 |
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WHEREAS, Karl Lee Herzog retired from ConocoPhillips on May | ||
15, 2013, bringing to a close a distinguished career in chemical | ||
engineering that spanned four decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, The valedictorian of his class at Stanton High | ||
School, Karl Herzog graduated with highest honors from Texas Tech | ||
University, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees; he | ||
began his career with Texas Eastman in 1973, and through the years | ||
he served in leadership roles with several firms; he joined | ||
ConocoPhillips in 2004, and after working on a project in Ponca | ||
City, Oklahoma, he relocated to the company's Houston office to | ||
design innovative liquefied natural gas processes; admired and | ||
respected for his engineering expertise, he was frequently in | ||
demand by his peers, and during his 40 years in the field, he | ||
received four patents as well as the Spirit of Performance Award for | ||
Project Excellence; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Herzog has enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife of 43 years, Cathy Hazlewood; over | ||
time, their treasured family has grown to include two sons and their | ||
spouses, Gregory and his wife, Amy, and Christopher and his wife, | ||
Leanna, and four grandchildren, Mathew, Owen, Wyatt, and Nathan; he | ||
is an avid numismatist and a prolific gardener, often claiming | ||
yard-of-the-month honors for his abundance of beautiful flowers; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Karl Herzog has distinguished himself through his | ||
outstanding contributions to his profession, and he may indeed take | ||
justifiable pride in his record of achievement; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Karl Lee Herzog on his retirement | ||
from ConocoPhillips and extend to him sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Herzog as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Murphy | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2242 was adopted by the House on May | ||
22, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||