H.R. No. 943 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Employees of Athens Brick Company have worked for 18 1-2 years without suffering any serious injuries, thus setting a 1-3 remarkable record of 1,649,389 accident-free work hours at the 1-4 plant; and 1-5 WHEREAS, This exceptional safety record was begun on March 1-6 23, 1977, and has continued through March 23, 1995; during that 1-7 time, not one of the company's 55 employees has suffered a 1-8 disabling or loss-time injury; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The company's managers and employees celebrated this 1-10 achievement on April 14, 1995, at a Safety Award Banquet, where 1-11 workers were awarded merchandise gift certificates in recognition 1-12 of their individual contributions to plant safety; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Founded in the community of Athens in 1955, Athens 1-14 Brick Company was acquired by Texas Industries, Inc., 12 years 1-15 later; since then, it has grown to encompass plants in Mineral 1-16 Wells and Morringsport, Louisiana, and the company now supplies 1-17 bricks to builders throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and 1-18 Oklahoma; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Through the years, the plant's conscientious safety 1-20 record has earned the company state and national recognition, 1-21 including an Award of Merit from the Texas Safety Association and 1-22 several honors from the National Safety Council; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Athens Brick Company has created a positive, healthy 1-24 work environment while maintaining its competitive business edge, 2-1 and it has set an outstanding example for other Texas businesses to 2-2 follow; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-4 Legislature hereby honor Athens Brick Company for its exemplary 2-5 18-year safety record and extend to all of the plant's employees 2-6 and managers warmest best wishes for many more years of continued 2-7 success; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-9 prepared for Athens Brick Company as an expression of high regard 2-10 by the Texas House of Representatives.