1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 951 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas congratulates 1-4 Hank Sames III on recently being named Laredo Business Person of 1-5 the Year; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Sames family has maintained a productive and 1-7 trustworthy business presence in Laredo for four generations; 1-8 William Sames, Hank Sames's great-grandfather, was the family's 1-9 original entrepreneur; his first venture began at the turn of the 1-10 century when William and his partner began the Sames Moore Company, 1-11 a wholesale business which dealt in brokerage, onion growing, and 1-12 farm and city property; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In 1910, the elder Sames opened the Laredo Auto 1-14 Sales Company to capitalize on the auto franchises Ford had 1-15 begun to offer; the years to come saw prodigious growth for 1-16 William Sames's venture; within 10 years of the original auto 1-17 shop's opening, additional locations were established to better 1-18 serve Laredo's citizens; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Sames Motor Company has long since become an 1-20 established name in the Laredo community; presently, the company 1-21 has four dealerships; a fiscally robust enterprise, Sames Motor 1-22 sold 2,500 new cars and 1,500 used cars in 1998 to maintain the 1-23 current 30 to 40 percent growth trend it has been experiencing 1-24 for the past four years; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Like his forefathers, Hank sees great potential in 2-2 Laredo; and to the city which has brought him and his family much 2-3 prosperity, Hank dutifully gives back; currently, Sames sponsors 2-4 50 Salute to Education Scholarships for Laredo high school seniors; 2-5 each recipient is given $500 toward the cost of continuing their 2-6 education; and 2-7 WHEREAS, As he is a businessman with much integrity and civic 2-8 pride, Hank Sames was voted Laredo Business Person of the Year by 2-9 the Small Business Committee of The Laredo Chamber of Commerce; 2-10 with Mr. Sames's exemplary leadership skills and extensive business 2-11 acumen, his company is sure to find even more success in the coming 2-12 century; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-14 76th Legislature, hereby commend Hank Sames III on his being named 2-15 Laredo Business Person of the Year; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-17 as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. 2-18 Zaffirini 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the above 2-22 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-23 on May 12, 1999. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 2-26 ______________________________________ 2-27 Member, Texas Senate