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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pete and Sharon Santikos of Santikos & Sons Auto |
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Repair in Houston retired on December 21, 2011, bringing to an end |
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their family's association with an enterprise that served area |
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residents for more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Santikos purchased the property on the |
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northeast corner of West 43rd Street and T. C. Jester Boulevard in |
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1968 and opened a Humble service station; the business later |
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represented the Enco, Exxon, and Texaco brands before becoming |
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Santikos & Sons Auto Repair; and |
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WHEREAS, Six years after the shop was first opened, Mr. and |
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Ms. Santikos were married, and for the next 37 years they operated |
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the business together while also raising four children; through the |
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decades, the couple had the pleasure of developing friendships with |
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many longtime customers, in some cases serving four generations of |
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the same family; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. and Ms. Santikos are enjoying |
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having even more time to devote to their family, as well as to |
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St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and to travel; and |
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WHEREAS, The auto repair garage owned by Pete and Sharon |
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Santikos has been a valued part of the Oak Forest business community |
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for 44 years, and the couple may indeed reflect with pride on their |
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many accomplishments and on the exceptional service they provided |
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to their fellow Houston residents; 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 Pete and Sharon Santikos on their |
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retirement from Santikos & Sons Auto Repair and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; 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. Santikos as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1448 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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