87(1) HR 62 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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R E S O L U T I O N
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             WHEREAS, Lowell Crew has rendered outstanding service to his |
 
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fellow Texans through his years of involvement with the Polk County |
 
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Texas GOP; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, A resident of Livingston for more than two decades, |
 
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Lowell Crew began working Polk County elections in 2000; helping to |
 
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build a strong foundation there for the Republican Party, he |
 
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coordinated primary elections and served as the county election |
 
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administrator for 18 years; in 2021, he retired as vice chair of the |
 
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Polk County Republican Party; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Mr.  Crew served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean |
 
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War; he went on to work for Marathon Oil, where he played a key role |
 
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in developing the electronic compensator, which gave more precise |
 
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calculations of the amount of product traveling through pipelines; |
 
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he also trained technicians and negotiated oil loss claims; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr.  Crew was recruited by the Shell Oil |
 
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Company, and he and his family moved to Texas, settling in southwest |
 
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Houston; engaged in his community, he served for 12 years as |
 
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president of the Braeburn Valley West Civic Association; he coached |
 
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youth baseball and was president of the Braeburn Little League, |
 
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which became the first in Houston to incorporate pitching machines, |
 
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a technological advancement that earned mention in Sports |
 
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Illustrated; he also launched the Southwest Winter League; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr.  Crew enjoys the love and |
 
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support of his wife, Sharen, and their children; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Through his exemplary leadership, Lowell Crew has |
 
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contributed significantly to the success of the Republican Party in |
 
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Polk County, and he has earned the lasting respect and admiration of |
 
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all who are privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
 
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             RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
 
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Lowell Crew for his |
 
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dedicated service to the Polk County Texas GOP and extend to him |
 
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
 
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             RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
 
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prepared for Mr.  Crew as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
 
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House of Representatives. |