Bill Text: TX SR15 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Curtis Williams Mewbourne of Tyler.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [SR15 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR15-Introduced.html
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| By: Hughes | S.R. No. 15 | |
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Curtis Williams Mewbourne of Tyler on June 23, 2022, at | ||
| the age of 86; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Ruth and Curtis Mewbourne, Mr. Mewbourne | ||
| was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on November 14, 1935, and he grew | ||
| up with a brother, Tom; he enjoyed a wonderful childhood, working on | ||
| his parents' ranch, visiting his grandmother in New Orleans, and | ||
| working dogs and hunting quail; a gifted athlete, he helped win a | ||
| state title in track, and he played quarterback for the 1953 state | ||
| championship football team at Byrd High School; as a student there, | ||
| he met the love of his life, the former Joanne Zaenglein; the couple | ||
| married on March 7, 1959, and they shared a fulfilling union that | ||
| spanned more than six decades; he took great pride in their | ||
| daughters, Dorothy, Ruth, and Julie, and their grandchildren, | ||
| Cameron, Kirby, Morgan, Hale, Anna, Merritte, Williams, and | ||
| Griffin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Mewbourne earned a degree in petroleum | ||
| engineering at the University of Oklahoma, where he joined the Phi | ||
| Gamma Delta fraternity, and he went on to serve in the U.S. Army as a | ||
| second lieutenant with the Arlington National Cemetery honor guard; | ||
| he subsequently embarked on a successful career in the oil | ||
| industry, working with Arkansas Fuel Oil Company in Shreveport and | ||
| later with First National Bank in Dallas; in 1965, he established | ||
| Mewbourne Oil Company, and the business grew to become one of the | ||
| largest privately owned oil and gas companies in the nation, as well | ||
| as the top supporter of student scholarships and internships at OU | ||
| in the past 25 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of Mr. Mewbourne's accomplishments, | ||
| OU named the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy and the Mewbourne | ||
| School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering in his honor; his | ||
| other accolades include the Distinguished Service Award from the | ||
| Texas Oil and Gas Association, the Top Hand award from the Permian | ||
| Basin Petroleum Association, the Trailblazer award from OU, and an | ||
| honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from OU; moreover, he endowed | ||
| seven Mewbourne Chairs in Petroleum Engineering and the Mewbourne | ||
| Professorship in Petroleum Engineering at the university; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Mewbourne moved with his family to Tyler in | ||
| 1971, and he gave of his time and resources to benefit All Saints | ||
| Episcopal School, St. John's School in Houston, the music | ||
| department at Tyler Junior College, Methodist Children's Home, the | ||
| Salvation Army, and PATH Junior Achievement, among other | ||
| organizations; he was also a longtime member of Marvin United | ||
| Methodist Church; above all else, he delighted in spending time | ||
| with his loved ones, and he especially liked hosting Thanksgiving | ||
| celebrations at his Lazy M ranch in Oklahoma; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Curtis Mewbourne lived a life that was rich in | ||
| personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be a | ||
| source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of Curtis Williams Mewbourne and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this | ||
| day, it do so in memory of Curtis Mewbourne. | ||
