H.R. No. 2374
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The iconic boot company Lucchese Bootmaker is
celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2023; and
WHEREAS, In 1883, Salvatore and Joseph Lucchese, the sons of
an Italian shoemaker, settled in San Antonio and established a shop
to make boots for the U.S. Cavalry school at Fort Sam Houston; the
business flourished, and in 1910, it recorded its first
international customer; and
WHEREAS, In 1929, four months after the death of Salvatore
Lucchese, Lucchese was incorporated by president S. L. Gill, vice
president, and son of Salvatore, Cosimo Lucchese, and secretary
M. Millken; and
WHEREAS, Early customers included Robert J. Kleberg Sr. of
the famed King Ranch, General Frank Purdy Lahm, the U.S. Army's
first certified pilot, and Charles Kreuz Sr., founder of the famous
Kreuz Market barbecue restaurant; then-vice president-elect Lyndon
B. Johnson gave Lucchese boots to Caroline Kennedy, daughter of
then-president-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, and he
was photographed wearing Lucchese boots on his ranch as president
in 1968; and
WHEREAS, Lucchese operations moved to El Paso in 1986; more
recently, Lucchese has raised its profile through partnerships with
the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the athletics departments of
Texas A&M University and The University of Texas; in addition, it
made the boots for State Fair of Texas icon Big Tex; the company
currently operates 20 stores, 15 of which are in the Lone Star
State; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of 140 years, Lucchese has built a
loyal following across the country and beyond its borders while
contributing significantly to the prosperity of Texas, attaining
the status of a treasured institution; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Lucchese Bootmaker on its 140th
anniversary 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 the company as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Kacal
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2374 was adopted by the House on May
29, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House