H.R. No. 822
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Nelly and Mariselle Quijano and the teams at their
McDonald's restaurants in the Houston area have won distinction as
the 2017 Business of the Year from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce;
and
WHEREAS, Born in Cuba, Nelly Quijano fled to freedom in the
United States at the age of 16; she married another Cuban exile,
Dominic Quijano, and the couple operated a textile factory in New
Jersey before relocating to Houston and opening their first
McDonald's franchise in 1984; after noticing the popularity of
breakfast tacos among Houstonians, they began selling their own
version of the staple fare, and this innovation eventually led to
the addition of the breakfast burrito to McDonald's national menu;
and
WHEREAS, After Mr. Quijano's death, Mrs. Quijano's daughter
Mariselle joined her in the business, and their enterprise has
since grown to encompass 27 McDonald's restaurants and more than
1,500 employees; the Quijanos' success has won them recognition as
a McDonald's Regional Strategic Leadership Team and as Customer
Satisfaction Regional Pillar Leads, and they have received such
accolades as the coveted Ronald McDonald and Golden Arch Awards;
and
WHEREAS, In addition to growing a thriving business, this
remarkable mother and daughter have also dedicated themselves to
giving back; since 1985, their company has distributed 90
scholarships each year through the Houston Ronald McDonald House
Charities; Mariselle Quijano serves on the board of trustees of the
Pasadena Independent School District, and the Quijanos are active
supporters of the annual McDonald's Texas Invitational Basketball
Tournament, which has generated more than $1 million for the
Pasadena ISD Education Foundation; in 2016, the Quijanos initiated
"McTeacher's Nights," which also raise funds for the foundation;
moreover, they recently donated $10,000 toward the purchase of
additional protective gear for officers of the Pasadena Police
Department; and
WHEREAS, For their exceptional civic engagement and
philanthropy, Nelly Quijano has been recognized as PISD's
Distinguished Citizen of the Year, and Mariselle Quijano has been
honored with the PISD Distinguished Alumnus Award; in 2014,
Mariselle was named Citizen of the Year by the Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce; and
WHEREAS, By creating jobs and sharing the bounty of their
hard work through acts of charity and service, Nelly and Mariselle
Quijano have proven themselves to be leaders in both their industry
and their community, and they are truly deserving of this
prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Nelly and Mariselle Quijano and
their McDonald's teams on receiving the 2017 Business of the Year
award from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and extend to them and
their employees sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Nelly and Mariselle Quijano as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Cain
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 822 was adopted by the House on March
23, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House