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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, November 30, 2006, marked the retirement of Fort |
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Worth barber Mike Manchack, after a memorable 56-year career during |
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which he served several generations of Metroplex residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised on a farm near Nacogdoches, Mike Manchack |
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became interested in cutting hair during his youth while watching |
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the town barber at work; after serving his country in the Air Force, |
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he moved to Fort Worth with his new bride, Mary Agnes, and started |
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taking classes at barber college while working at General Dynamics; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Manchack opened his first barbershop on the east |
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side of Fort Worth in 1950; over the next half century, in three |
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different locations, he gave more than 200,000 haircuts, and his |
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longevity is reflected in his rates: when he entered the trade, a |
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haircut was 75 cents, plus 25 cents for a flattop; at the time of his |
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retirement, a basic cut was $11; and |
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WHEREAS, From giving military buzzcuts to simply trimming the |
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ends when long hair was the fashion, Mr. Manchack became a beloved |
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fixture of his community; loyal lifetime customers who moved to |
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distant parts of the Dallas/Fort Worth area drove many miles to |
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visit his shop, some of them sitting in the same chair in which |
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their fathers sat; Mike Manchack's hard work, good humor, and |
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reassuring presence earned the affection and respect of these |
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clients and countless others, and his many years of dedicated |
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service are deserving of acclaim; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mike Manchack on the occasion of |
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his retirement from the barber's trade and extend to him best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Manchack as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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King of Parker |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 165 was adopted by the House on |
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February 22, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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