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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated businesses play a vital |
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role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and those enterprises |
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that build a record of dependability and longevity enjoy a special |
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degree of esteem in their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1933, Vent-A-Hood Limited is a |
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third-generation family-owned business that began after Carr |
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P. Collins, Sr., financed the entrepreneurial idea to build indoor |
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cooking ventilation systems; a nephew of Collins, Miles Woodall, |
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Jr., was hired in 1938 to manage the company, and today his son, |
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Miles Woodall III, continues this family tradition as CEO; and |
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WHEREAS, Vent-A-Hood was one of the first companies to |
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manufacture home cooking ventilation and range hoods; although the |
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business has developed and improved its product since its early |
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days when hoods were crafted one at a time based on customer orders, |
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it has maintained the original concept of its unique "Magic Lung" |
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blower system; in 1961, the company relocated from Dallas to |
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Richardson and has provided highly skilled employment |
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opportunities for area residents for more than half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past eight decades, Vent-A-Hood has gained |
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an excellent reputation throughout the ventilation industry, and it |
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is indeed a pleasure to recognize this successful small Texas |
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business at this point in its rich history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Vent-A-Hood Limited on the |
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occasion of its 80th anniversary and extend to its owners and |
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employees 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 business as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |