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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Hausman Foods in Corpus Christi has long |
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| 6 | 7 | | distinguished itself through its significant contributions to the |
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| 7 | 8 | | local community; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, This notable Texas company was founded in 1939 by |
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| 9 | 10 | | Sam Hausman; what began as a small family enterprise of four |
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| 10 | 11 | | employees, including Mr. Hausman's wife, Fannie, has since grown to |
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| 11 | 12 | | include a staff of some 120 workers across three local processing |
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| 12 | 13 | | facilities, and today the award-winning business provides a wide |
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| 13 | 14 | | range of meat products to customers around the globe; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, After the passing of Mr. Hausman in 1958, |
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| 15 | 16 | | his son-in-law David Holliday assumed control of the business, and |
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| 16 | 17 | | in the late 1960s, he in turn handed over the reins to his sons Rick |
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| 17 | 18 | | and Steve, who served as president and vice president, |
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| 18 | 19 | | respectively, until retiring in 2005; the company has since |
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| 19 | 20 | | benefited from the able leadership of the |
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| 20 | 21 | | founder's great-grandchildren Amy Seward and Jerry Simpson; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated businesses play a vital |
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| 22 | 23 | | role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and those enterprises |
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| 23 | 24 | | that build a record of dependability and longevity enjoy a special |
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| 24 | 25 | | degree of esteem in their communities; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby commend Hausman Foods on its many decades of |
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| 27 | 28 | | service to the Corpus Christi community and extend to the company's |
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| 28 | 29 | | ownership and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | further |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 31 | 32 | | prepared for the business as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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