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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Big Sandy Sand Company is marking its 75th |
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anniversary in 2023, and this milestone provides a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize the history of this venerable enterprise; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Big Sandy Sand Company was founded by G. C. "Doc" |
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Wright and his son, J. T. Wright, on the banks of Big Sandy Creek in |
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Upshur County in 1948; the business originally operated out of a |
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rustic processing plant that consisted of a barge, a screening box, |
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and several shovels; in 1971, the company moved to a modern plant on |
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a 100-acre tract of land north of the town of Big Sandy, and five |
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years later it established a new plant near Hawkins in Wood County, |
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which was managed by J. T. Wright's son, Dennis Wright; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1981, the Wright family sold the plant near Big |
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Sandy and dissolved the original business entity; Dennis Wright |
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subsequently established a new corporation that acquired the |
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Hawkins plant and the rights to the name Big Sandy Sand; following |
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Dennis Wright's passing in 2018, his children John T. Wright, Lee |
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Ann Bailey, Joshua Wright, and Lauren Zahn assumed ownership of the |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, The fourth generation of the Wright family to lead |
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Big Sandy Sand, they have worked to expand the company's reach while |
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remaining committed to giving back to the community; the business |
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today produces sands and related products that are used in foundry, |
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masonry, construction, and turfgrass applications throughout |
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Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas; and |
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WHEREAS, For three quarters of a century, Big Sandy Sand |
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Company has made significant contributions to the local economy, |
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and it stands as an inspiring example of the success that can be |
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realized by hardworking entrepreneurs in the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Big Sandy |
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Sand Company and extend to the Wright family and their employees |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Big Sandy Sand Company as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |