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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated businesses play a vital |
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| 6 | 7 | | role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and those enterprises |
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| 7 | 8 | | that build a record of dependability and longevity enjoy a special |
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| 8 | 9 | | degree of esteem in their communities; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Atkinson Candy Company was founded in downtown |
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| 10 | 11 | | Lufkin in 1932 by B. E. and Mabel Atkinson; over the decades, it has |
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| 11 | 12 | | attained notable success with its assortment of sweets, and the |
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| 12 | 13 | | business expanded in 1983 with its acquisition of the San |
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| 13 | 14 | | Antonio-based Judson Candy Company; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Today, the enterprise is owned and operated by the |
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| 15 | 16 | | third and fourth generations of the Atkinson family and is ably led |
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| 16 | 17 | | by its founders' grandson, Eric Atkinson, who has served as |
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| 17 | 18 | | president since 2000; he has earned well-deserved recognition from |
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| 18 | 19 | | the industry by being named the 1990 Candy Man of the Year by the |
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| 19 | 20 | | Southern Candy and Tobacco Association, and he will be inducted |
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| 22 | 22 | | Association in the fall of 2015; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, For more than eight decades, the Atkinson Candy |
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| 24 | 24 | | Company has held a special place in the life of the Lufkin |
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| 25 | 25 | | community, and all those associated with the enterprise may take |
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| 26 | 26 | | pride in its achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Legislature hereby recognize the Atkinson Candy Company for its |
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| 29 | 29 | | many years in business and extend to the company's owners and staff |
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| 30 | 30 | | sincere best wishes for the future; 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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