H.R. No. 64

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, November 27, 2023, marks the 60th wedding
	anniversary of Dr. Walter Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt of Houston,
	and this joyous event provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on
	their romantic journey together as husband and wife; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Walter W. Wornardt
	Jr. received his bachelor's degree in geology from the University
	of Wisconsin-Madison and went on to earn his doctorate from the
	Department of Paleontology at the University of California,
	Berkeley with a National Science Foundation Fellowship; he began
	his career in the oil and gas industry with Chevron in
	San Francisco, where he would meet his future wife; and
	WHEREAS, The former Ruth Chalmers Prentice, a native of
	Washington, D.C., attended Bible college for two years and
	completed her registered nursing degree at Alexandria Hospital
	School of Nursing; in 1960, she relocated to San Francisco; and
	WHEREAS, After dating for a few years, Dr. and Mrs. Wornardt
	rendezvoused in Europe and wed in Gibraltar in 1963; Dr. Wornardt
	was employed by the Esso Production Research Company in Houston
	from 1965 to 1968 and then by Union Oil Company in California until
	1977, when he became a professor of geology at the University of
	Redlands; he worked for ERT Consultants in Denver, Colorado, as
	well; the couple settled in Houston in 1990, and Mrs. Wornardt
	worked at the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs
	Medical Center until her retirement in 2012, after 35 years in
	nursing; Dr. Wornardt taught at Rice University from 1990 to 1992
	while serving as president and CEO of Micro-Strat, Incorporated,
	for four decades; and
	WHEREAS, The Wornardts have been active congregants of First
	Presbyterian Church, and they have also been members of
	professional groups such as the American Association of Petroleum
	Geologists, the Petroleum Club, and the Houston Geological Society,
	as well as of such community organizations as the Houston Opera, the
	Houston Club, and Toastmasters International; moreover, they are
	both authors, Dr. Wornardt of The Six-Month Honeymoon, a memoir of
	their romantic adventure across Europe and through East Africa in
	their red Triumph Spitfire, and Mrs. Wornardt of Calluses on His
	Knees, which is about the ministry of her father, Harvey Prentice;
	and
	WHEREAS, The six decades of marriage that Dr. and
	Mrs. Wornardt have shared is an eloquent affirmation of the meaning
	of love and commitment, and their enduring union is an inspiration
	to all who know them; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Walter
	Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt on their 60th wedding anniversary and
	extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Wornardt as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Wilson
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 64 was adopted by the House on
	December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House