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 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