Bill Text: TX HR605 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring James Cleo Thompson Jr. on his posthumous induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-07 - Reported enrolled [HR605 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR605-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 605 |
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WHEREAS, James Cleo Thompson Jr. is being honored for his | ||
notable career in the oil and gas industry with his posthumous | ||
induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame on May 9, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Petroleum Hall of Fame, which is based at the | ||
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in Midland, honors individuals who | ||
have made outstanding contributions to the development of the | ||
petroleum industry or who have inspired others through their | ||
achievements, service, or strength of character; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Jimmie Thompson was born on | ||
August 25, 1930, and he went on to study engineering and geology at | ||
Southern Methodist University; following his graduation, he | ||
planned to pursue further education at SMU Law School, but in 1952, | ||
he and his father purchased several oil leases near Crane, and that | ||
purchase led to the founding of Thompson Petroleum Corporation; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the decades that followed, Mr. Thompson was | ||
credited with the discovery, development, and unitization of | ||
numerous oil fields across the Permian Basin, and he was the | ||
operator of nearly 1,000 wells and held interests in about 9,000; in | ||
2001, he was named "Chief Roughneck" by the Independent Petroleum | ||
Association of America, and he was recognized as a "Dallas Oil | ||
Legend" by the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers in 2005; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson served on the Society of Petroleum | ||
Engineers, the Natural Gas Committee of the IPAA, and the advisory | ||
committee for the National Petroleum Council; he also shared his | ||
time and talents with myriad educational institutions, including | ||
the board of trustees at SMU and the board of the Howard Payne | ||
University Academy of Freedom; moreover, he supported the | ||
educational endeavors of future generations as chair of the Hatton | ||
W. Sumners Foundation, which grants scholarships to students | ||
studying law and government, and in 1990, he endowed the Thompson | ||
Law Scholarships Program; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas lost this esteemed business and civic leader | ||
when he passed away on November 19, 2010, at the age of 80; and | ||
WHEREAS, For nearly six decades, Mr. Thompson distinguished | ||
himself as a successful and innovative figure in an industry that is | ||
such a vital part of the Texas economy, and it is indeed appropriate | ||
to take this opportunity to recognize him for his many | ||
accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the memory of James Cleo Thompson Jr. on | ||
the occasion of his posthumous induction into the Petroleum Hall of | ||
Fame and pay tribute to him for his professional achievements and | ||
his service in behalf of education in Texas; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Thompson's family as an expression of high regard | ||
by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Craddick | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 605 was adopted by the House on March | ||
2, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||