Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 409
2	2	WHEREAS, Businesses that employ Texans and that contribute
3	3	to the local economy are important components of a prosperous
4	4	future, and Slone Lumber Company, Incorporated, is among such
5	5	notable enterprises; and
6	6	WHEREAS, In November 1962, H. A. "Lindy" Slone and his
7	7	wife, Ola Mae, founded Slone Lumber Company shortly after moving
8	8	to Alta Loma, a community that was eventually annexed by the City
9	9	of Santa Fe; the business sold items ranging from lumber and
10	10	nails to plumbing and electrical tools; and
11	11	WHEREAS, The Slones incorporated the operation in 1964 and
12	12	included their son, Adonn Slone, and daughter, Linda Sue Inman, as
13	13	shareholders; the company continued to thrive through the able
14	14	leadership of the family's second and third generations, with Adonn
15	15	Slone becoming president in 1988 and the founders' grandson, Gregg
16	16	Slone, taking the helm in 2006; and
17	17	WHEREAS, While managing the needs of the business,
18	18	members of the Slone family have been active in their churches
19	19	and community; in addition to volunteering in the Lions Club
20	20	and supporting organizations like the local volunteer fire
21	21	department, Lindy Slone was among the charter members of the
22	22	Alta Loma Merchants Association, which grew into what is now
23	23	the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce; in January 2015, the chamber
24	24	recognized Slone Lumber and the Slone family with a special
25	25	award for their more than 50 years of service to the chamber
26	26	and city at large; and
27	27	WHEREAS, This tradition of community service was carried
28	28	on by Adonn Slone, who once led the Santa Fe Chamber of
29	29	Commerce as president, served on the City of Santa Fe Planning
30	30	and Zoning Board, and was a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight;
31	31	Gregg Slone has been a coach and promoter of youth sports, and
32	32	he partners with the nationwide organization Operation
33	33	Finally Home to supply materials for building new homes for
34	34	veterans with disabilities; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Slone Lumber was sold to a national company in
36	36	June 2014, but Gregg Slone remains general manager, and the local
37	37	workforce of approximately 50 employees continues with the
38	38	business; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Over the last half-century, members of the Slone
40	40	family have made immeasurable contributions to the life and
41	41	development of their community, and they may take special pride
42	42	in their achievements; now, therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
44	44	Legislature, hereby honor the Slone family for their
45	45	outstanding entrepreneurship and civic engagement and extend
46	46	to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
48	48	prepared for the Slone family as an expression of high regard
49	49	from the Texas Senate.
50	50	Taylor of Galveston
51	51	________________________________
52	52	President of the Senate
53	53	I hereby certify that the
54	54	above Resolution was adopted by
55	55	the Senate on March 23, 2015.
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Secretary of the Senate
58	58	________________________________
59	59	Member, Texas Senate