| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 755 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The small businesses of Texas often enrich the |
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| 6 | 6 | | culture of their communities, and for more than 60 years, the Trophy |
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| 7 | 7 | | Barber Shop and Styling Salon has been a popular local landmark in |
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| 8 | 8 | | Baytown; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1948 by Jimmie Carpenter, the business |
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| 10 | 10 | | was originally known as Jimmie's Barber Shop and featured two |
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| 11 | 11 | | chairs and haircuts for a dollar; Mr. Carpenter was also an avid |
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| 12 | 12 | | hunter, and when his wife forbade him to keep accumulating trophies |
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| 13 | 13 | | at home, he started to display them in his barbershop; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1962, Mr. Carpenter renamed the shop Trophy |
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| 15 | 15 | | Barber Shop and Styling Salon and moved it to a larger space two |
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| 16 | 16 | | doors down from its original location; today, under its current |
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| 17 | 17 | | owner, Randall Ashby, the shop boasts eight chairs, five barbers, |
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| 18 | 18 | | good prices, and a remarkable collection of trophies; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Collected during Mr. Carpenter's hunting trips |
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| 20 | 20 | | during the 1950s and 1960s, the shop's trophies include a six-foot |
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| 21 | 21 | | alligator, a baboon, and the mounted heads of deer, elk, and a Cape |
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| 22 | 22 | | buffalo; a 12-foot polar bear stands on its hind legs just inside |
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| 23 | 23 | | the door, and the ceiling is lined with 750 sets of antlers; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, This picturesque barbershop has become a |
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| 25 | 25 | | longstanding tradition in Baytown, with many of its barbers working |
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| 26 | 26 | | there for years, cutting the hair of fifth-generation descendents |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the shop's original customers; the shop's fame has spread beyond |
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| 28 | 28 | | Baytown, and it has been featured in magazine and newspaper |
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| 29 | 29 | | articles and was the subject of an award-winning honors thesis by |
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| 30 | 30 | | Lee College student Elizabeth Courtlandt Stockett; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The unique charm of this small business has |
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| 32 | 32 | | delighted residents and visitors to Baytown for more than six |
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| 33 | 33 | | decades, and Mr. Ashby and his staff may take great pride in their |
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| 34 | 34 | | careful and affectionate stewardship of this beloved Lone Star |
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| 35 | 35 | | institution; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby honor the Trophy Barber Shop and Styling Salon |
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| 38 | 38 | | for its colorful contribution to the heritage of Texas and extend to |
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| 39 | 39 | | its owner and staff best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for the shop as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Smith of Harris |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 755 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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