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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Locally owned businesses contribute greatly to the |
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prosperity of Texas communities, and the success of Glenn Johnson |
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of Lufkin as a Whataburger franchise owner has earned him the Joe |
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Andrews Sr. Franchisee of the Year Award at the Whataburger |
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corporate convention held in Dallas on April 24, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Named after the owner of Whataburger's first |
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franchise restaurant, this award recognizes the franchisee who best |
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promotes and protects the Whataburger brand; and |
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WHEREAS, Glenn Johnson started with Whataburger as a general |
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manager in 1982, and in 1985, he acquired his first franchise in |
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Lufkin and founded his own company, GVCS, Inc.; since then, his |
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business has grown to include three locations in Lufkin as well as |
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Whataburgers in Nacogdoches, Jasper, Timpson, Carthage, Center, |
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Joaquin, and Mt. Enterprise, and he is opening two more, in Corrigan |
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and Woodville; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his initiative, entrepreneurship, and hard |
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work, Glenn Johnson has created jobs and opportunities across East |
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Texas, and he may indeed take great pride in this prestigious |
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recognition of his achievements; 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 Glenn Johnson of Lufkin on his |
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receipt of the 2013 Joe Andrews Sr. Franchisee of the Year Award |
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from Whataburger and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and 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. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |