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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 one such |
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| 7 | 8 | | enterprise, Community Lumber Company, has established a record of |
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| 8 | 9 | | dependability in Muenster over the course of seven decades; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Community Lumber's founders, Jerome Pagel and Rody |
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| 10 | 11 | | Klement, were former employees of the C. D. Shamburger Lumber |
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| 11 | 12 | | Company who formed a partnership and purchased a lumber business of |
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| 12 | 13 | | their own in 1946; one year later, they moved the operation to |
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| 13 | 14 | | Muenster and changed its name to Community Lumber Company; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Today, Community Lumber is the oldest continuously |
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| 15 | 16 | | family-owned and -operated lumber and hardware establishment in |
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| 16 | 17 | | Cooke County; the business has rendered steadfast and reliable |
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| 17 | 18 | | service to area residents since its inception and has played an |
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| 18 | 19 | | indispensable role in the development and construction of numerous |
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| 19 | 20 | | local projects; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The company has benefited immensely from the |
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| 21 | 22 | | foundation laid by Mr. Klement, who passed away in 1980, and |
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| 22 | 23 | | Mr. Pagel, who died in 2004; Jerome Pagel's sons, Dick and John, |
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| 23 | 24 | | assumed ownership of the business after their father's death, and |
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| 24 | 25 | | Rody Klement's son, Cory, has worked as hardware/store manager and |
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| 25 | 26 | | also became a part owner, along with Tim Schneider, Joe Pagel, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | Ronnie Hess; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, For the past 70 years, Community Lumber Company has |
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| 28 | 29 | | built a solid reputation for customer service while contributing to |
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| 29 | 30 | | the prosperity and vitality of Cooke County and beyond, and it is |
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| 30 | 31 | | most appropriate to honor the business for achieving this |
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| 31 | 32 | | significant milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby recognize Community Lumber Company for its 70 |
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| 34 | 35 | | years of service in Muenster and extend to all those associated with |
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| 35 | 36 | | the company sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Community Lumber Company as an expression of high |
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| 39 | 40 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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