H.R. No. 181

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Ricardo Carrillo and Carrillo Funeral Homes have been presented with the Preferred Funeral Directors Award from Preferred Funeral Directors International (PFDI) and the Selected Independent Directors Award from Selected Independent Funeral Homes; and

WHEREAS, For 75 years, PFDI has brought together representatives of leading privately owned funeral homes to share best practices; Selected Independent Funeral Homes was founded in 1917 as a worldwide association of locally owned funeral homes; and

WHEREAS, Carrillo Funeral Homes has been offering its expertise and comfort to grieving families in North Texas for more than 100 years; the company now boasts three locations, in Dallas, Fort Worth, and, for the past 15 years, Grand Prairie; and

WHEREAS, Under the leadership of president and CEO Ricardo Carrillo, the expert staff of Carrillo Funeral Homes set a high standard of skill, compassion, and personal attention, and they may indeed reflect with pride on this recognition of their leadership in the funeral industry; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Ricardo Carrillo and the staff of Carrillo Funeral Homes on receiving the Preferred Funeral Directors Award and the Selected Independent Directors Award and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Carrillo Funeral Homes as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

Alonzo

______________________________ Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 181 was adopted by the House on June 24, 2013, by a non-record vote.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House