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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Jesus Rudy Casas and Ann |
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Casas have contributed to the economy of South Texas and provided an |
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invaluable service to the petroleum industry through their |
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business, Freer Iron Works; and |
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WHEREAS, Rudy and Ann Casas met and married in 1965 in Hawaii, |
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where Mr. Casas, a trained welder, was serving in the U.S. Navy as a |
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pipe fitter; the couple settled in Texas after his discharge, and |
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Mr. Casas started his own business, Casas Welding and Bit Retipping |
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Service, in Benavides; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1984, Mr. and Mrs. Casas purchased Freer Iron |
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Works, a machine shop that specializes in fabricating and repairing |
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oil field piping, from the previous owners; the company originally |
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consisted of Mr. Casas, another welder, and a machinist, with |
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Mrs. Casas serving as the secretary; in addition, the couple's four |
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sons, Rene, Adan, Jaime, and Javier, often worked as the cleanup |
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crew; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks to the family's outstanding efforts, the |
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company survived the oil bust of the 1980s, and in 1993, Mr. and |
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Mrs. Casas started Duval Lease Service, which provides heavy |
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equipment and crews for the oil industry; in 2007, they also founded |
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South Texas Process Equipment, which manufactures and installs oil |
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field production tanks; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the three businesses together employ more |
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than 200 people; Rene and Javier Casas manage the locations in |
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Freer, Zapata, Kenedy, and Carrizo Springs, in partnership with |
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their father, who also continues to work as a crane operator at the |
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age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Providing jobs and valuable services to the region, |
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Freer Iron Works and its sister companies are a Lone Star success |
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story, and Mr. and Mrs. Casas, their sons, and their employees may |
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indeed take great pride in their achievements over the years; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Rudy and Ann Casas |
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and their family for their business success and extend to all those |
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associated with Freer Iron Works and its sister companies sincere |
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best wishes 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. and Mrs. Casas as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 156 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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