H.R. No. 910

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Business owners play an essential role in
	maintaining the economic vitality of Texas communities, and Rob
	Storey of Nocona Athletic Goods Company demonstrated his stalwart
	commitment to his employees and to his town following a crisis that
	could have permanently closed this highly regarded enterprise; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in 1927 as the Nocona Leather Goods Company,
	this signature North Texas business is celebrating its 75th
	anniversary of manufacturing baseball mitts in 2009; the first
	glove was made in 1934, after R. E. "Bob" Storey, a former Rice
	University baseball player and Rob Storey's great-grandfather,
	began working for the company; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Nocona Athletic Goods Company is the only
	company that still mass-produces baseball gloves in the United
	States; it is the third-largest employer in Nocona, with a
	workforce of 85 employees who make the renowned Nokona brand of
	baseball mitt; and
	WHEREAS, In 2006, an electrical short started a fire in the
	company's 80-year-old factory, burning it to the ground; with many
	jobs and the prosperity of the town on the line, Rob Storey, the
	company's fourth-generation owner, immediately made a commitment
	to keep the business going and to continue paying his entire staff;
	and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Storey relocated the production line to a former
	boot factory within a few days, and only two months later, the
	firm's workers were once again producing finished gloves;
	remarkably, he was able to save the business without laying anyone
	off or missing a single payroll; and
	WHEREAS, Through his actions, Rob Storey has demonstrated a
	level of loyalty, compassion, and dedication to his community to
	which others may aspire, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor him
	for his outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Rob Storey of Nocona Athletic Goods
	Company for preserving the jobs of his employees and the economy of
	Nocona in the wake of a devastating fire and extend to him sincere
	best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Storey as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Hardcastle
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 910 was adopted by the House on April
	2, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House