1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 889 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize Huffines 1-4 Auto Group of Denton County as it celebrates its 75th year of doing 1-5 business in Denton County; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The gala celebration will be on May 8, 1999, 1-7 between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and will feature refreshments 1-8 and an exhibit of antique cars; the reception will take place at 1-9 the Huffines Chrysler/Plymouth/Jeep/Kia location on South I-35 1-10 in Denton; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The Huffines Motor Company opened its doors for 1-12 business on May 5, 1924, in downtown Denton; the company showed 1-13 the power and reliability of the Willys vehicles by driving one 1-14 up the steps at the southeast corner of the county courthouse; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Relocating the dealership to Lewisville in 1927, 1-16 the company began selling Chevrolet trucks and cars; the Huffines 1-17 family and the Huffines Auto Group have enjoyed spending 75 years 1-18 in service to the citizens of Denton County; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The founder, J. L. Huffines, Sr., has been succeeded 1-20 by his son and grandson, J. L. Huffines, Jr., and Ray Huffines, who 1-21 are proud to be operating a family business in its 75th year; the 1-22 company has been an asset to the community and now has grown to five 1-23 locations in Lewisville, Denton, and Plano; the owners still delight 1-24 in their ability to offer a small-town commitment to ethics and 2-1 friendliness to its customers; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Since the beginning of the dealership, the 2-3 Huffines philosophy has been to treat customers as they would 2-4 like to be treated; many of today's customers are grandchildren 2-5 and great-grandchildren of original customers, demonstrating that 2-6 this outstanding auto dealership has a formula for proven success; 2-7 now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-9 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Huffines Auto Group on 2-10 the 75th anniversary of its beginnings; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-12 company as a memento of this grand occasion. 2-13 Nelson 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the above 2-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-18 on May 7, 1999. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate