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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 352
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas congratulates
 1-4     the members of the Laneri family, longtime Fort Worth residents
 1-5     and owners of the O.B. Macaroni Company, on its 100 years of
 1-6     service to Fort Worth and Texas; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Giovanni Battista (J. B.) Laneri, a respected
 1-8     pioneer of the Fort Worth business community, arrived in
 1-9     Fort Worth in 1882, made his fortune in the food and real
1-10     estate businesses, and by 1902 was a member of the Board of
1-11     Trade and a director of the Fort Worth National Bank; and
1-12           WHEREAS, The prominent investor and philanthropist was
1-13     president and financial backer for Fort Worth Macaroni, which
1-14     was established in January of 1899 and ideally located for
1-15     success at the heart of the Fort Worth railroad network; and
1-16           WHEREAS, J. B. was joined in the business in 1907 by his
1-17     nephew from New York City, Louis Laneri, and the company continued
1-18     to prosper, again with the addition of Louis's sons, John and Carl,
1-19     and more recently with the fourth generation of cousins, Louis II
1-20     and Carlo; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Fort Worth Macaroni was renamed O.B. (Our Best)
1-22     Macaroni in 1959, and after 100 years is still owned by the
1-23     Laneri family; the family business, with its original family
1-24     pasta recipe, is the only surviving Italian-owned pasta company
 2-1     in the Southwest; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, O.B. Macaroni continues to utilize neighborhood
 2-3     workers and to ship their pasta products throughout Texas and
 2-4     the Southwest; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, A century of Laneri family tradition is synonymous
 2-6     with their Fort Worth philanthropic endeavors which include
 2-7     donations to community causes and programs, such as the
 2-8     Tarrant County Food Bank, the Women's Haven of Tarrant County,
 2-9     and for educational support to the Roman Catholic Diocese; now,
2-10     therefore, be it
2-11           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-12     76th Legislature, hereby congratulate O.B. Macaroni Company of
2-13     Fort Worth for its 100 years of success with their family business
2-14     and extend its grateful appreciation for the Laneri tradition of
2-15     service to the community; and, be it further
2-16           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-17     the Laneri family as an expression of gratitude and high regard
2-18     of the Texas Senate.
2-19                                                                Moncrief
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2-21                                          President of the Senate
2-22                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-23                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-24                                  on March 15, 1999.
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2-26                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-28                                           Member, Texas Senate