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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The vitality of the culinary culture of Texas |
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depends on the creativity and drive of innovative entrepreneurs, |
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and one such individual is Lisa Wong of San Antonio, who has been a |
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prominent figure in the city's restaurant business for the past |
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three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Alamo City, Ms. Wong is the daughter |
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of Isabel Sanchez and Samuel Wong, and her distinctive Chinese and |
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Mexican heritage has informed her professional achievements; at the |
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age of 13, she began her first kitchen job, which she held until |
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graduating from Jefferson High School in 1981; shortly thereafter, |
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she opened Lisa's Mexican Restaurant with the help of her parents |
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and her brother, Richard; and |
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WHEREAS, Learning her demanding trade from the ground up, |
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this dynamic restaurateur took over Rosario's Café y Cantina on |
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South Alamo in 1992 and soon won a loyal local following; needing |
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more space, she moved Rosario's in 1999 to a new location, where she |
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has met with great success and built a winning philosophy that has |
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enabled her to explore new opportunities and take on additional |
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challenges; most recently, Ms. Wong opened Acenar on the San |
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Antonio River Walk, and she is also a partner in the popular China |
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Latina restaurant; and |
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WHEREAS, Lisa Wong has contributed greatly to the dining |
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experience in San Antonio, and she may indeed take justifiable |
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pride in her achievements and in the pleasure she continues to bring |
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to thousands of appreciative patrons each year; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate restaurateur Lisa Wong on her |
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professional success and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Wong as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |