El Roy (aka Texas Cowboy) spent almost his entire life in the oilfield. I was in it for 17 years before I went back to school and became a pharmacist. I conversed with El Roy over the internet for about a year before I meet him. He invited my down to shoot near Frederiksberg. I looked around and saw a tall lanky Texan. I walked up to him and said, “you look like oil field trash to me.” If you have worked in the oilfield you can say this to each other. Do not say it if you are not! It will not be pleasant.
El Roy stuck his hand out, a big smile and said, “you must be Charlie.” We both laughed. El Roy was a man of great principles and honor. We had shared stories of our oil field days, some not repeatable. Oddly enough we had worked in some of the same places but never at the same time. I meet El Roy after I left the oil field.
He is missed greatly!
Howdy
Thanks for sharing that memory.
I never worked in the oil field, but lived around it my entire life.
My father’s cousin is married to a well know petroleum engineer in Midland. He is well up in his 80’s now. Is only recently not actively in the business. Health issues. But he still has interests in it. Great family.
My father’s next door neighbor ran a oilfield service company most of his life. When that company sold he worked for a while for a auto dealership. That neighbor and his closest friend from childhood worked for my father at the family farm for 12-15 years. Neither are able to do that any more.
Age is taking it’s tole but that is how life it.
Texas is still about agriculture and oil. Both are tough ways to make a living.
Hey.. thanks again for the excellent meal and all the effort you put into it.
ElRoy would be proud and no doubt is sporting a big ol’ grin about the whole thing.
You rock.