| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 74 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Brookshire Grocery Company of Tyler celebrated |
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| 3 | 3 | | its 90th anniversary in 2018; and |
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| 4 | 4 | | WHEREAS, Originally known as Brookshire Brothers, the firm |
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| 5 | 5 | | was founded in 1928, when Wood T. Brookshire opened a small shop |
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| 6 | 6 | | downtown in partnership with five siblings; the business soon |
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| 7 | 7 | | encompassed three stores in Tyler, and Mr. Brookshire took on |
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| 8 | 8 | | sole ownership in 1939; through the years, the company |
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| 9 | 9 | | established more locations across East Texas, and it built its |
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| 10 | 10 | | first grocery warehouse in 1953; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Brookshire Grocery Company now operates over 180 |
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| 12 | 12 | | stores in three states, and it maintains a fleet of 73 tractors |
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| 13 | 13 | | and more than 300 trailers; its portfolio includes two |
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| 14 | 14 | | full-service supermarket chains, Brookshire's and Super 1 Foods, |
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| 15 | 15 | | as well as the upscale FRESH by Brookshire's, which specializes |
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| 16 | 16 | | in natural, organic, and chef-prepared foods; in 2016, the |
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| 17 | 17 | | company purchased 25 Walmart Express stores and converted them to |
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| 18 | 18 | | Spring Markets in a matter of weeks; today, Brookshire Grocery |
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| 19 | 19 | | Company employs nearly 14,000 people; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, For nine decades, Brookshire Grocery Company has |
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| 21 | 21 | | built on the reputation for customer service cultivated by its |
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| 22 | 22 | | founder, and as it has grown, it has created thousands of jobs and |
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| 23 | 23 | | contributed significantly to the prosperity of the Lone Star |
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| 24 | 24 | | State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Brookshire Grocery Company on |
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| 27 | 27 | | its 90th anniversary and extend sincere best wishes for the |
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| 28 | 28 | | future to all those associated with this outstanding enterprise; |
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| 29 | 29 | | and, be it further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 31 | 31 | | prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 32 | 32 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Hughes |
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| 34 | 34 | | ________________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | President of the Senate |
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| 36 | 36 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 37 | 37 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 38 | 38 | | the Senate on January 28, 2019. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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