| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2374 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The iconic boot company Lucchese Bootmaker is |
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| 6 | 6 | | celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1883, Salvatore and Joseph Lucchese, the sons of |
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| 8 | 8 | | an Italian shoemaker, settled in San Antonio and established a shop |
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| 9 | 9 | | to make boots for the U.S. Cavalry school at Fort Sam Houston; the |
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| 10 | 10 | | business flourished, and in 1910, it recorded its first |
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| 11 | 11 | | international customer; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1929, four months after the death of Salvatore |
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| 13 | 13 | | Lucchese, Lucchese was incorporated by president S. L. Gill, vice |
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| 14 | 14 | | president, and son of Salvatore, Cosimo Lucchese, and secretary |
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| 15 | 15 | | M. Millken; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Early customers included Robert J. Kleberg Sr. of |
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| 17 | 17 | | the famed King Ranch, General Frank Purdy Lahm, the U.S. Army's |
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| 18 | 18 | | first certified pilot, and Charles Kreuz Sr., founder of the famous |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kreuz Market barbecue restaurant; then-vice president-elect Lyndon |
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| 20 | 20 | | B. Johnson gave Lucchese boots to Caroline Kennedy, daughter of |
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| 21 | 21 | | then-president-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, and he |
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| 22 | 22 | | was photographed wearing Lucchese boots on his ranch as president |
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| 23 | 23 | | in 1968; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Lucchese operations moved to El Paso in 1986; more |
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| 25 | 25 | | recently, Lucchese has raised its profile through partnerships with |
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| 26 | 26 | | the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the athletics departments of |
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| 27 | 27 | | Texas A&M University and The University of Texas; in addition, it |
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| 28 | 28 | | made the boots for State Fair of Texas icon Big Tex; the company |
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| 29 | 29 | | currently operates 20 stores, 15 of which are in the Lone Star |
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| 30 | 30 | | State; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of 140 years, Lucchese has built a |
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| 32 | 32 | | loyal following across the country and beyond its borders while |
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| 33 | 33 | | contributing significantly to the prosperity of Texas, attaining |
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| 34 | 34 | | the status of a treasured institution; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Lucchese Bootmaker on its 140th |
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| 37 | 37 | | anniversary and extend to all those associated with the company |
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| 38 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Kacal |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2374 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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