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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family-owned Sanchez Barber Shop and Hair Design |
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Studio in Kerrville observed its 100th anniversary on January 1, |
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2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the oldest continually operating businesses |
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in Kerr County, the barbershop was founded by Florin C. Sanchez, a |
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musician from San Antonio, in 1911; originally housed in a one-room |
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building on Jefferson Street, the shop was moved by steam engine in |
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1912 to its current location on Main Street; during the business's |
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initial decades of operation, Mr. Sanchez would often play his |
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violin between haircuts, and family members, friends, and customers |
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would contribute to the music as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Florin B. Sanchez, the son of the shop's founder, |
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took over the business after returning from World War II in 1946; |
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currently, it is owned by the third generation of this enterprising |
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family, Louie Sanchez, who began working in the shop in 1969 and has |
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spent more than 41 years cutting hair; his sister, Paulette |
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Sanchez, runs the adjoining hair design studio, which was added in |
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1983; the business claims the title of the state's oldest |
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family-owned barbershop, and its customers patronize the |
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establishment for the staff's skill as well as for the camaraderie |
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and fellowship that have characterized the shop from the beginning; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the past century, Sanchez Barber |
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Shop and Hair Design Studio has become a prized institution and a |
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classic Texas success story, and it is a privilege to join in |
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recognizing this special milestone in its long and colorful |
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history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Sanchez |
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Barber Shop and Hair Design Studio and extend to all those |
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associated with the business sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Sanchez family as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |