84R30537 RMA-D
By: Ashby H.R. No. 3009
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, The Atkinson Candy Company was founded in downtown
Lufkin in 1932 by B. E. and Mabel Atkinson; over the decades, it has
attained notable success with its assortment of sweets, and the
business expanded in 1983 with its acquisition of the San
Antonio-based Judson Candy Company; and
WHEREAS, Today, the enterprise is owned and operated by the
third and fourth generations of the Atkinson family and is ably led
by its founders' grandson, Eric Atkinson, who has served as
president since 2000; he has earned well-deserved recognition from
the industry by being named the 1990 Candy Man of the Year by the
Southern Candy and Tobacco Association, and he will be inducted
into the Candy Hall of Fame by the National Confectionary Sales
Association in the fall of 2015; and
WHEREAS, For more than eight decades, the Atkinson Candy
Company has held a special place in the life of the Lufkin
community, and all those associated with the enterprise may take
pride in its achievements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the Atkinson Candy Company for its
many years in business and extend to the company's owners and staff
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.