83R7760 LB-D
By: Button H.R. No. 514
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated businesses play a vital
role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and those enterprises
that build a record of dependability and longevity enjoy a special
degree of esteem in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1933, Vent-A-Hood Limited is a
third-generation family-owned business that began after Carr
P. Collins, Sr., financed the entrepreneurial idea to build indoor
cooking ventilation systems; a nephew of Collins, Miles Woodall,
Jr., was hired in 1938 to manage the company, and today his son,
Miles Woodall III, continues this family tradition as CEO; and
WHEREAS, Vent-A-Hood was one of the first companies to
manufacture home cooking ventilation and range hoods; although the
business has developed and improved its product since its early
days when hoods were crafted one at a time based on customer orders,
it has maintained the original concept of its unique "Magic Lung"
blower system; in 1961, the company relocated from Dallas to
Richardson and has provided highly skilled employment
opportunities for area residents for more than half a century; and
WHEREAS, For the past eight decades, Vent-A-Hood has gained
an excellent reputation throughout the ventilation industry, and it
is indeed a pleasure to recognize this successful small Texas
business at this point in its rich history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Vent-A-Hood Limited on the
occasion of its 80th anniversary and extend to its owners and
employees sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the business as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.