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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Susie's South Forty Confections, Inc., in Midland is |
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marking its 20th anniversary in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by Susie Hitchcock-Hall, Susie's South |
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Forty began in 1991 in a small space south of Midland; its first |
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product was Texas pecan toffee, followed by such candies as |
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pralines, fudge, and caramels; and |
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WHEREAS, The company moved into a new facility in 2002 and |
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celebrated by making a Texas-sized piece of toffee that weighed in |
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at nearly 3,000 pounds, setting a Guinness World Record; after the |
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festivities, the toffee was donated to local soup kitchens and |
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other nonprofit organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Susie's South Forty makes 21 varieties of |
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candy for sale at shops in Midland and Odessa; in addition, the firm |
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has a wholesale show space in the Dallas Market Center and sends |
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packages to mail order customers in all 50 states; the company has |
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been featured on the Food Network program Unwrapped, and it was |
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named one of the "Fastest-Growing Basket Businesses in America" by |
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Festivities Publications; at the Austin Fancy Foods Show, Susie's |
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South Forty won Best Fudge and Best Frozen Dessert awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Proprietor Susie Hitchcock-Hall has earned Master |
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Confectioner Emeritus status from Retail Confectioners |
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International, and her company is a certified Woman-Owned Business; |
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giving generously of her time and talents, Ms. Hitchcock-Hall has |
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served on dozens of boards and has chaired the United Way Capital |
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Campaign, the Midland Chamber of Commerce, and the Midland |
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Manufacturers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past two decades, Susie's South Forty has |
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made valuable contributions to the economic vitality of the Midland |
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community while building a national reputation for excellence; 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 hereby congratulate Susie's South Forty Confections, |
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Inc., on its 20th anniversary and extend to Susie Hitchcock-Hall |
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and her staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Craddick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1177 was adopted by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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