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In Memory of Ralph Aldes Cadwallader 5-15-1950 ~ 7-11-2014 Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones Managing Publisher Ralph Cadwallader was a true “Texas Gentleman” to be honored and respected for his many contributions during his short lifetime. As I received the notice of Ralph’s passing from Leroy, Executive Director of the Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA), I quickly thought back to the first time I really remember Ralph. It stands out to me because he was so very proud during that year’s (2012) association conference. One reason was; during the auction pictured here, Alli, his granddaughter was bidding, and I quickly snapped this photo- graph of them as he was fondly look- ing upon her as she bid for the S t a r of Texas. Yes, he was “fronting” the money for her, which went to the scholar- ship fund, and that made it all the more special to me. Second because, during that same conference, Jason Cadwallader, Ralph’s son took the reigns of the TGWA, as its President, and you can readily see, Ralph was there proudly watching. And then that great family photograph was taken as a remembrance of that wonderful night. On July 26th, 2014, the following was record- ed in the official record Always the Texan... books of the Texas Ground Water Association: Be it resolved that this recognition of his splendid career, his sterling qual- ities, and his dedicated service to his State and Nation by the Texas Ground Water Association be recorded in the proceedings of this meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association; that his wife, Sandy; daughter, Karen West and husband, Ryan; son, Jason Cadwallader and wife Shelby; sisters, Martha Heithkamp and husband Dr. Jeff Heithkamp and Gloria Williams and husband, Mel Williams; brother, David Cadwallader; grandchildren, Alli Paige Cadwallader, Caleb Cadwallader, JK Cadwallader, Cade West, Ryland West, Addi James West, and Layne West, be extended the deepest sympa- thy of the Association, and that copies of this memorial be extended to his family. ADOPTED IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, THIS 26th DAY OF JULY, 2014. TEXASGROUNDWATERASSOCIATION He left a distinguished career of dedicated service in groundwater, pub- lic service, and leadership; served on the Board of Directors of the Texas Ground Water Association and served as its President 1996-1997. He was recognized with the presentation of the “Honorary Life Membership Award” in January 2014. He owned and operated Hol ly Water Well and Loop Tech Int’l. Not only in ground- water, but Ralph was a pioneer in Texas for the closed-loop geothermal systems, as well. Yes, Mr. Ralph Cadwallader will always be remembered as a man of great vision, boundless energy, great strength of char- acter, and an abiding sense of humor. But most impor- tantly, he was first and foremost a devoted f ami l y man , who shared his life with his wife Sandy and his children and grand- children . Lest we forget. .. 42 OCTOBER 2014 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® clable térmicamente mejorado que pueda ser fácilmente mezclado y bombeado en su lugar, en lugar de usar un tipo de material de roca seco como HOLEPLUG ® . #2 La conductividad térmica del HOLEPLUG ® es mucho menor que la mayoría de los lechados térmi- camente mejorados que son mez- clados con cantidades variables de arena de sílice. BAROTHERM ® GOLD , un producto Baroid IDP , es un lechado mejorado térmica- mente, y puede lograr una clasifi- cación de TC de 1.2 o mayor cuando se combina con cantidades variables de arena de sílice. Productos simi- lares a BAROTHERM ® GOLD serían CETCO ® ALTA TC GEOTÉRMICO GROUT™ o Wyo-Ben THERM-EX GROUT™ . Pregunta ¿Qué tamaño de tubería tolva se recomienda para el lechado en pozos geotérmicos? Respuesta Ya sea que se trate de pozos de agua, ambientales o pozos geotérmicos, cuando se utiliza un tubo de tolva para bombear el lechado desde el fondo hasta la parte superior del pozo, la tubería debe tener un tamaño mínimo de 1.25. Las declaraciones y comentarios en este artículo son mías y están basadas en información y referencias que se con- sideren hechos reales. Si usted tiene una pregunta o comentario sobre este artículo, o en lodos de perforación de bentonita, polímeros, materiales de le- chado, o aditivos, por favor envíelos a mi atención a WWDR . Ray Ray McLarty puede ser contactado a través de correo electrónico a admin@ worldwidedrillingresource.com McLarty trans. cont’d from page 41. We LOVE the way you guys laid out our History Article in this month’s [September 2014] magazine. Thanks, Lacee Rex McFadden, Ltd. Lubbock, Texas