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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Klein family have made a lasting |
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| 8 | 9 | | and positive impact in communities north of Houston in Harris |
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| 9 | 10 | | County; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Klein family traces its Texas roots to the |
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| 11 | 12 | | mid-19th century when Adam Klein left his home in Germany to travel |
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| 12 | 13 | | to America; after some success during the California gold rush, he |
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| 13 | 14 | | relocated to Texas and settled with his wife in Harris County around |
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| 14 | 15 | | 1854; he bought land along Cypress Creek, where German immigrants |
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| 15 | 16 | | had established the farming community called Big Cypress; two |
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| 16 | 17 | | decades later, the Kleins and other families organized Trinity |
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| 17 | 18 | | Lutheran Church, which was the center of religious, social, and |
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| 18 | 19 | | educational life at Big Cypress; in 1884, Mr. Klein helped |
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| 19 | 20 | | establish a post office, and the area it served became known as |
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| 20 | 21 | | Klein; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Klein's grandson, A. B. Klein, founded Klein |
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| 22 | 23 | | Bros. General Merchandise in Spring in 1922, and a decade later, he |
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| 23 | 24 | | moved the business to Tomball and changed its name to Klein's Fine |
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| 24 | 25 | | Foods; A. B. Klein's son, Robert Klein, joined the company in 1956 |
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| 25 | 26 | | and oversaw its transformation into an independent supermarket; |
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| 26 | 27 | | today, it is owned and operated by Jeffrey Klein, Robert Klein's |
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| 27 | 28 | | son; through the years, the Klein family opened other businesses in |
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| 28 | 29 | | Tomball and across the region, including Klein Financial and Klein |
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| 29 | 30 | | Funeral Homes and Memorial Parks, and the family also helped found |
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| 30 | 31 | | the Tomball Rotary Club and the original Tomball hospital; although |
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| 31 | 32 | | it had never been platted or incorporated, the Klein community |
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| 32 | 33 | | formed the nucleus of a rural school district, which since 1938 has |
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| 33 | 34 | | been known as the Klein Independent School District; in 1977, the |
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| 34 | 35 | | area inside the boundaries of Klein ISD was officially designated |
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| 35 | 36 | | by the state legislature as Klein, Texas; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, For well over a century and a half, members of the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Klein family have given back to their community through their |
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| 38 | 39 | | exemplary entrepreneurship and civic engagement, and the family's |
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| 39 | 40 | | legacy will forever resonate across the region; now, therefore, be |
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| 40 | 41 | | it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby honor the members of the Klein family for their |
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| 43 | 44 | | historical Texas roots and for their lasting contributions to |
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| 44 | 45 | | communities in North Harris County; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for the Klein family as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 48 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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