Bill Text: TX HR352 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Ernest Angelo Jr. on his receipt of the 2017 Top Pioneer Award from the Permian Basin Petroleum Pioneers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR352 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR352-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 352 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ernest Angelo Jr. of Midland has been named the | ||
| recipient of the 2017 Top Pioneer Award by the Permian Basin | ||
| Petroleum Pioneers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An independent petroleum engineer since 1964, | ||
| Mr. Angelo serves as managing partner of Discovery Exploration and | ||
| invests in oil and gas exploration and production; he was named | ||
| Permian Basin Engineer of the Year in 1973, and three consecutive | ||
| U.S. secretaries of energy appointed him to the National Petroleum | ||
| Council; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Angelo is a member of the Pi Epsilon Tau and Tau | ||
| Beta Pi Honorary Societies, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and | ||
| the Society of Professional Earth Scientists, and he has devoted | ||
| countless hours to the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, | ||
| where he has served as state director and Permian Basin president; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has also rendered outstanding | ||
| service in the public realm; elected to four terms as mayor of | ||
| Midland, he presided over the city government there from 1972 to | ||
| 1980; in addition, he has held appointments to the Texas Higher | ||
| Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Public Safety Commission, | ||
| and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission; Mr. Angelo also | ||
| represented Texas on the Republican National Committee from 1976 to | ||
| 1986 and guided Ronald Reagan's 1976 and 1980 presidential | ||
| campaigns in Texas; his numerous honors include the 1996 National | ||
| Public Service Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers and | ||
| the 2008 John Ben Shepperd Leadership Foundation Texas Leader | ||
| Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, Ernest Angelo has | ||
| contributed to the advancement of his industry and the betterment | ||
| of his city and state, and he is truly deserving of this prestigious | ||
| honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Ernest Angelo | ||
| Jr. on his receipt of the 2017 Top Pioneer Award from the Permian | ||
| Basin Petroleum Pioneers and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Angelo as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 352 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
