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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family-owned businesses play a vital role in the |
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| 6 | 7 | | communities of the Lone Star State, and in 2019, the Garcia family |
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| 7 | 8 | | is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Division Laundry of San |
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| 8 | 9 | | Antonio; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Peter C. Garcia, an immigrant from San Luis PotosÃ, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Mexico, founded Division Laundry as a one-man operation in a small |
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| 11 | 12 | | building inside Fort Sam Houston in 1939; his business originally |
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| 12 | 13 | | provided laundry and sewing services to members of the 2nd Infantry |
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| 13 | 14 | | Division, and after it outgrew its location, Mr. Garcia moved it |
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| 14 | 15 | | into a facility on North New Braunfels Avenue; he again relocated |
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| 15 | 16 | | the business to a new building designed by the National Institute of |
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| 16 | 17 | | Laundering and the National Dry Cleaning Institute in 1964, and |
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| 17 | 18 | | within a decade, it began to transition from being a military |
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| 18 | 19 | | uniform processor to a laundry linen processor; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, Mr. Garcia's wife, Cecilia Garcia, became |
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| 20 | 21 | | president of Division Laundry; the business continued to flourish |
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| 21 | 22 | | under her leadership and later under the guidance of the couple's |
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| 22 | 23 | | son, Patrick R. Garcia, its current president; the strength and |
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| 23 | 24 | | resilience of the Garcia family were instrumental in rebuilding the |
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| 24 | 25 | | company after its plant was devastated by a fire in 2001, and two |
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| 25 | 26 | | years later, they celebrated the opening of a new plant in its |
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| 26 | 27 | | place; in honor of the company's "rise from the ashes," a stylized |
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| 27 | 28 | | phoenix now appears on its logo and branding; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Today, Division Laundry continues to honor its |
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| 29 | 30 | | founder's commitment to service and workmanship, and the Garcias |
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| 30 | 31 | | are now welcoming a third generation of family members, Patricia |
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| 31 | 32 | | Luna, Patrick A. Garcia, and Theresa Garcia, onto the leadership |
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| 32 | 33 | | team; through the years, the company has established contracts with |
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| 33 | 34 | | clients that include hospital systems and hotel chains, and it is a |
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| 34 | 35 | | major provider of jobs in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area of |
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| 35 | 36 | | San Antonio; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of eight decades, the Garcia |
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| 37 | 38 | | family's hard work, vision, and commitment to excellence have made |
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| 38 | 39 | | Division Laundry an inspiring success story, and it is a pleasure to |
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| 39 | 40 | | join in congratulating its members on this special milestone; now, |
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| 40 | 41 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of Division |
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| 43 | 44 | | Laundry of San Antonio and extend to its current owners sincere best |
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| 44 | 45 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for the Garcia family as an expression of high regard by |
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| 47 | 48 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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