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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the Rodriguez family of Eagle Pass |
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are gathering at the State Capitol to celebrate the 75 years of |
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success of their business, Eagle Grocery; and |
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WHEREAS, Also known to local residents as "La Tienda de Los |
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Venados," Eagle Grocery was founded by two brothers, Joe and Albert |
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Rodriguez, on Main Street in Eagle Pass in 1939; when Joe Rodriguez |
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went away to serve in the armed forces during World War II, Albert |
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stayed behind to run the store with his family; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the store has become an institution |
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in Eagle Pass; its soda fountain was popular with high school |
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students, and its meat market still draws customers from around the |
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region; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1980s, the store transferred to Joe's |
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daughter, Angie Rodriguez, and her husband, Benny, and with the |
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help of their children, Jaime and Magaly, they have maintained the |
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proud legacy of Eagle Grocery; and |
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WHEREAS, Family businesses are essential to the prosperity |
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and well-being of Texas communities, and the Rodriguez family may |
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indeed reflect with pride on their 75 years of serving their friends |
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and neighbors in Eagle Pass; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Eagle Grocery Day at the State Capitol |
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and extend to the Rodriguez family sincere best wishes for |
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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 Rodriguez family as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Nevárez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 814 was adopted by the House on March |
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12, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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