H.R. No. 105
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Bear Creek Smokehouse in Marshall has been named the
2013 Family-Owned Business of the Year by the Dallas/Fort Worth
District of the U.S. Small Business Administration; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1943 by Hick and Nellie Shoults, this
popular establishment has grown from a small backyard smokehouse to
a large-scale facility that prepares a variety of meats for sale at
the company's salesroom in Marshall and through its catalog and
website; products include hickory-smoked brisket, turkey, chicken,
mango ginger habanero ham, peppered pork tenderloin, sausage,
bacon, soup mixes, desserts, and the company's own brand of
barbecue sauce; and
WHEREAS, Today, Bear Creek Smokehouse thrives under the
direction of president Robbie Shoults, the grandson of the original
founders, and several other generations of the family continue to
participate in the business; and
WHEREAS, Texas is fortunate to be home to many independent
businesses that have benefited from the stewardship of one family
through the years, and Bear Creek Smokehouse proudly upholds that
vital tradition while contributing to the economic well-being of
the community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Bear Creek
Smokehouse on being named the 2013 Family-Owned Business of the
Year by the Dallas/Fort Worth District of the U.S. Small Business
Administration and extend to the Shoults family sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Bear Creek Smokehouse as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Paddie
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 105 was adopted by the House on June
25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House