Bill Text: TX HR57 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Walter Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt of Houston on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR57 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR57-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 57 | ||
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| 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 rewarding 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; 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 later employed by the Esso Production Research Company in | ||
| Houston; from 1977 to 1980, he was a professor of geology at the | ||
| University of Redlands, and he worked for Ecology Consultants, | ||
| Incorporated, in Denver, Colorado; 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 | ||
| and served 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 and of such community organizations as the | ||
| Houston Club and Toastmasters International; moreover, they are | ||
| both authors, Dr. Wornardt of The Six-Month Honeymoon 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 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 | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 57 was adopted by the House on | ||
| December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
