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