Bill Text: TX HR1303 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Slone family of Santa Fe, Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR1303 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1303-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1303 |
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WHEREAS, Businesses that employ Texans and that contribute to | ||
the local economy are important components of a prosperous future, | ||
and Slone Lumber Company, Inc., is among such notable enterprises; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, In November 1962, H. A. "Lindy" Slone and his wife, | ||
Ola Mae, founded Slone Lumber Company shortly after moving to Alta | ||
Loma, a community that was eventually annexed by the City of Santa | ||
Fe; the business sold items ranging from lumber and nails to | ||
plumbing and electrical tools; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Slones incorporated the operation in 1964 and | ||
included their son, Adonn Slone, and daughter, Linda Sue Inman, as | ||
shareholders; the company continued to thrive through the able | ||
leadership of the family's second and third generations, with Adonn | ||
Slone becoming president in 1988 and the founders' grandson, Gregg | ||
Slone, taking the helm in 2006; and | ||
WHEREAS, While managing the needs of the business, members of | ||
the Slone family have been active in their churches and community; | ||
in addition to volunteering in the Lions Club and supporting | ||
organizations like the local volunteer fire department, Lindy Slone | ||
was among the charter members of the Alta Loma Merchants | ||
Association, which grew into what is now the Santa Fe Chamber of | ||
Commerce; in January 2015, the chamber recognized Slone Lumber and | ||
the Slone family with a special award for their more than 50 years | ||
of service to the chamber and city at large; and | ||
WHEREAS, This tradition of community service was carried on | ||
by Adonn Slone, who once led the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce as | ||
president, served on the City of Santa Fe Planning and Zoning Board, | ||
and was a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight; Gregg Slone has been a | ||
coach and promoter of youth sports, and he partners with the | ||
nationwide organization Operation Finally Home to supply materials | ||
for building new homes for veterans with disabilities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Slone Lumber was sold to a national company in June | ||
2014, but Gregg Slone remains general manager, and the local | ||
workforce of approximately 50 employees continues with the | ||
business; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the last half-century, members of the Slone | ||
family have made immeasurable contributions to the life and | ||
development of their community, and they may take special pride in | ||
their achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the Slone family for their outstanding | ||
entrepreneurship and civic engagement and extend to them sincere | ||
best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the Slone family as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Bonnen of Galveston | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1303 was adopted by the House on April | ||
9, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||