H.R. No. 962
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated businesses play a vital
role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and one such
enterprise, Community Lumber Company, has established a record of
dependability in Muenster over the course of seven decades; and
WHEREAS, Community Lumber's founders, Jerome Pagel and Rody
Klement, were former employees of the C. D. Shamburger Lumber
Company who formed a partnership and purchased a lumber business of
their own in 1946; one year later, they moved the operation to
Muenster and changed its name to Community Lumber Company; and
WHEREAS, Today, Community Lumber is the oldest continuously
family-owned and -operated lumber and hardware establishment in
Cooke County; the business has rendered steadfast and reliable
service to area residents since its inception and has played an
indispensable role in the development and construction of numerous
local projects; and
WHEREAS, The company has benefited immensely from the
foundation laid by Mr. Klement, who passed away in 1980, and
Mr. Pagel, who died in 2004; Jerome Pagel's sons, Dick and John,
assumed ownership of the business after their father's death, and
Rody Klement's son, Cory, has worked as hardware/store manager and
also became a part owner, along with Tim Schneider, Joe Pagel, and
Ronnie Hess; and
WHEREAS, For the past 70 years, Community Lumber Company has
built a solid reputation for customer service while contributing to
the prosperity and vitality of Cooke County and beyond, and it is
most appropriate to honor the business for achieving this
significant milestone; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize Community Lumber Company for its 70
years of service in Muenster and extend to all those associated with
the company sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Community Lumber Company as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Springer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 962 was adopted by the House on April
12, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House