1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 739
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
 1-3     recognizing Sam and Irene Kogutt, who are retiring after 34 years
 1-4     of ownership of Dart Manufacturing Company in Dallas; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Dart Manufacturing Company celebrated 34 years
 1-6     of business on April 20, 1999, and on April 27, a celebration
 1-7     is planned for the retirement of the company's founders,
 1-8     Sam and Irene Kogutt; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Sam and Irene Kogutt established Dart
1-10     Manufacturing Company for the purpose of making vinyl items for
1-11     Texas Instruments; while at its original location, the company
1-12     patented and manufactured over one million vinyl clutch purses
1-13     for women and sold them directly to banks across the country; and
1-14           WHEREAS, The company also printed one of the first five
1-15     credit cards used in department stores; in 1980, the company moved
1-16     to 4012 Bronze Way, and during that decade, business expanded
1-17     remarkably; in 1992, the company grew to include the adjacent
1-18     building and brought the total size to 60,000 square feet; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Now producing many different kinds of fabric,
1-20     leather, and vinyl business accessories, sporting goods, and plastic
1-21     cards, the company was fortunate to have Irene Kogutt involve the
1-22     business in a Total Quality Management program in 1993, and in 1996,
1-23     the company qualified for the Texas Quality Award; and
1-24           WHEREAS, The recipient of seven supplier recognition awards
 2-1     for customer service, Dart Manufacturing Company also earned seven
 2-2     achievement awards for product excellence from the Promotional
 2-3     Products Industry; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, Because of the team-based atmosphere and the
 2-5     caring of these two exceptional people, the business now has 245
 2-6     employees, and annual gross product sales are over $13 million;
 2-7     more than 40 of the employees have been a part of the company
 2-8     family for 10 or more years; now, therefore, be it
 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-10     76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Sam and Irene Kogutt on
2-11     their retirement and for establishing such a successful business;
2-12     and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-14     Mr. and Mrs. Kogutt as an expression of high esteem from the
2-15     Texas Senate.
2-16                                                                    West
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2-18                                          President of the Senate
2-19                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-20                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-21                                  on April 26, 1999.
2-22                                  ______________________________________
2-23                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-24                                  ______________________________________
2-25                                           Member, Texas Senate