| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2084 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The economy of Texas benefits greatly from the |
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| 6 | 6 | | efforts of homegrown entrepreneurs, and in that tradition, the |
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| 7 | 7 | | jewelry firm of James Avery Craftsman, Inc., of Kerrville opened |
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| 8 | 8 | | its 50th retail location in Georgetown on April 10, 2009; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, James Avery founded the company in 1954 in his |
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| 10 | 10 | | mother-in-law's garage in the Texas Hill Country, handcrafting his |
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| 11 | 11 | | own jewelry designs; within three years, he had hired his first |
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| 12 | 12 | | employee and distributed his first catalog of religious jewelry; |
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| 13 | 13 | | and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1965, the company was incorporated as James Avery |
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| 15 | 15 | | Craftsman, Inc., and in 1967 it moved to a 40-acre corporate |
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| 16 | 16 | | headquarters two blocks from the original garage in Kerrville; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Today, the company operates 50 stores in Texas, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, employing 1,400 |
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| 19 | 19 | | designers, craftsmen, sales associates, and support personnel; 55 |
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| 20 | 20 | | years after his first handmade pieces, Mr. Avery continues to |
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| 21 | 21 | | design new jewelry while his son, Chris Avery, runs the company; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, For more than half a century, James Avery Craftsman, |
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| 23 | 23 | | Inc., has contributed to the prosperity of Texas, and the opening of |
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| 24 | 24 | | the new store in Georgetown is indeed cause for celebration; now, |
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| 25 | 25 | | therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | Legislature hereby congratulate James Avery Craftsman, Inc., on the |
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| 28 | 28 | | opening of its 50th retail store and extend to the company's |
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| 29 | 29 | | management and staff sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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| 30 | 30 | | happiness; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 32 | | prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Hilderbran |
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| 35 | 35 | | Gattis |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 38 | 38 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2084 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 39 | 39 | | 14, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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