Bill Text: TX SCR11 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Shoults family on the 75th anniversary of Bear Creek Smokehouse.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-21 - Signed by the Governor [SCR11 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR11-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 11 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family-owned businesses play a vital role in the | ||
| prosperity of the Lone Star State, and in 2018, the Shoults family | ||
| of Marshall celebrated the 75th anniversary of Bear Creek | ||
| Smokehouse; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This iconic enterprise was established in 1943, when | ||
| Hick and Nellie Shoults set up a small smokehouse and began smoking | ||
| the turkeys they raised on their farm; aided from the start by their | ||
| son, Bobby, the family first sold their turkeys through local | ||
| grocers, and as their products became more popular, they further | ||
| developed their seasonal business to include a wider selection of | ||
| smoked meats, including beef, pork, and chicken; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The family eventually stopped raising their own | ||
| livestock and focused on expanding the smokehouse operations, and | ||
| in 1959, Bobby Shoults's new bride, Brenda, joined the company, | ||
| helping take catalog orders from customers across the nation; when | ||
| Bobby and Brenda's son, Robbie, came aboard, he took the smokehouse | ||
| in a new direction, opening a general store to supplement the | ||
| wholesale business; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bobby Shoults passed away in 2017, but Bear Creek | ||
| continues to thrive under the leadership of his son, Robbie, his | ||
| grandson, Hunter, and their wives, Tracy and Stacia, as well as | ||
| through the invaluable efforts of their more than 50 employees; in | ||
| October 2018, the business entered a new phase with the grand | ||
| opening of a 10,000-square-foot general store and event center, | ||
| which is available for weddings, reunions, and parties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of three-quarters of a century, four | ||
| generations of the Shoults family have built one of the signature | ||
| businesses of East Texas, and by creating jobs and helping to | ||
| strengthen the economic environment of Marshall, Bear Creek | ||
| Smokehouse is contributing to the vitality of that community; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate the members of the Shoults family on the 75th | ||
| anniversary of Bear Creek Smokehouse and extend to them and to their | ||
| employees sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Shoults family as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 11 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on February 19, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 11 was adopted by the House | ||
| on March 6, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
