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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated businesses are essential |
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to the vitality of the Lone Star State, and one such enterprise, |
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Johnny Cace's Seafood and Steak House in Longview, has been |
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enhancing life in its community for 60 proud years; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1949 by Johnny Cace, the restaurant |
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features Cace family Creole recipes, served in a New Orleans-style |
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atmosphere; the restaurant originally seated 37 people in a rented |
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location in downtown Longview, and it was later expanded at the same |
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location to seat 200; Mr. Cace moved the restaurant in 1964 to a new |
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building on U.S. Highway 80, where it has since grown to accommodate |
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450 diners; and |
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WHEREAS, Now owned and operated by Mr. Cace's son Gerard and |
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his wife, Cathy, the restaurant continues to specialize in New |
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Orleans-style cuisine; Mr. and Mrs. Cace have opened two more |
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locations, in San Antonio and Tyler, and they have been joined in |
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the business by their daughter, Chelsea; Mr. Cace is also president |
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of the Texas Restaurant Association; and |
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WHEREAS, For six decades, Johnny Cace's Seafood and Steak |
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House has benefited Longview residents and visitors alike, and |
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Gerard and Cathy Cace may take great pride in having maintained the |
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restaurant's longstanding tradition of excellence; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gerard and Cathy Cace on the 60th |
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anniversary of Johnny Cace's Seafood and Steak House and extend to |
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them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Cace as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |