TITLE: Congratulating Dr. Walter Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt on their 60th wedding anniversary.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dr. Walter Wornardt and Ruth Wornardt on their 60th wedding anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
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 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. Chief Clerk of the House