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 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
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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.
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2-20                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-22                                           Member, Texas Senate