Bill Text: TX HR217 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Coy Ellis and the Ellis Motor Company in Chandler on the 40th anniversary of the business.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-05 - Reported enrolled [HR217 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR217-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 217 |
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WHEREAS, Locally owned businesses are vital to the economic | ||
well-being of Texas communities, and in 2011 the Ellis Motor | ||
Company is celebrating 40 years of service to the residents of | ||
Chandler; and | ||
WHEREAS, Coy Ellis was born and raised in Chandler, where his | ||
father and grandfather had a grocery and hardware store; he | ||
graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler in 1965 and served in | ||
the United States Army for three years; after completing his | ||
service in 1969, he began working on cars in his family's barn, and | ||
he built and opened a repair shop in 1971; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis has operated his business in the same | ||
location ever since, expanding the building three times; the | ||
company has grown to include four full-time employees, and he | ||
credits his success to his many loyal customers from Chandler, | ||
Tyler, and the surrounding area; and | ||
WHEREAS, A prominent member of the community, Mr. Ellis has | ||
given back to his hometown by serving on the Chandler City Council | ||
for nearly a quarter of a century, and he is also a member of the | ||
town's Masonic Lodge; in all of his endeavors, he enjoys the love | ||
and support of his wife, Barbara Ellis; and | ||
WHEREAS, This independently owned business has continued to | ||
thrive over the course of four decades, and it is indeed deserving | ||
of recognition on the occasion of this milestone year; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Coy Ellis and | ||
the Ellis Motor Company on the 40th anniversary of the business and | ||
extend to Mr. Ellis and his staff sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Ellis as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Gooden | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 217 was adopted by the House on June | ||
28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||