H.R. No. 786 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, For more than 70 years, the J. Edelstein Furniture 1-2 Company has provided residents of the Rio Grande Valley with 1-3 quality home furnishings and exceptional customer service, and 1-4 today these efforts are being continued by Jo Ann Braun, the 1-5 granddaughter of store founder Jacob Edelstein; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Ms. Braun and her husband, Mike, are the third 1-7 generation to run this family-owned and -operated furniture store, 1-8 which has earned a distinguished reputation throughout South Texas 1-9 for its high standards of product quality and customer assistance; 1-10 "la Muebleria de Jacobo," as the store is known, has been an 1-11 established and valued member of the Rio Grande Valley business 1-12 community, and Ms. Braun has endeavored to give back to the people 1-13 who have supported her family's business throughout the past seven 1-14 decades; and 1-15 WHEREAS, A member of the board of directors of both the 1-16 Hidalgo County Child Welfare Services and Mujeres Unidas, this 1-17 dedicated civic leader also has contributed her time and talents to 1-18 the McAllen International Museum, Leadership McAllen, and the 1-19 Executive Advisory Council for Texas Commerce Bank-McAllen; she has 1-20 been an active member of the Junior League for 12 years, and she 1-21 recently served as chairman of the Development Committee for the 1-22 Junior League cookbook; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Ms. Braun prepared to serve in her family's business 1-24 while she was still a student at The University of Texas at Austin, 2-1 where she earned a bachelor of fine arts degree; she applied her 2-2 education in the field of interior decorating before assuming her 2-3 current role in her family's store; and 2-4 WHEREAS, In upholding the values and business philosophy of 2-5 her grandfather, Ms. Braun has proven herself to be a worthy 2-6 successor to the J. Edelstein Furniture Company; her public service 2-7 efforts have had a tremendous positive impact on her community, and 2-8 she is truly deserving of highest praise and recognition; now, 2-9 therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby honor Jo Ann Braun for continuing the fine 2-12 tradition of fair business dealing and community service 2-13 established by her grandfather and extend to her warmest best 2-14 wishes for many more years of continued success; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Ms. Braun as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-17 House of Representatives. 2-18 House of Representatives. 2-19 Gutierrez 2-20 H.R. No. 786 2-21 _______________________________ 2-22 Speaker of the House 2-23 I certify that H.R. No. 786 was adopted by the House on May 2-24 26, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-25 _______________________________ 2-26 Chief Clerk of the House