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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ken's Man's Shop celebrated its 50th anniversary in |
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2014, and this special occasion presents a welcome opportunity to |
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take note of this haberdashery's unique place in the Dallas |
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business community; and |
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WHEREAS, After working for five years at another menswear |
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store, Ken Helfman, opened his own store in Garland on July 30, |
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1964, at the age of 25; specializing at first in English tailored |
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clothing, the shop expanded its line to carry men's fashion by such |
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designers as Pierre Cardin, Yves St. Laurent, and Oleg Cassini, |
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among others; Coach Tom Landry and other members of the front office |
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of the Dallas Cowboys began to purchase clothing there, and in 1969, |
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Roger Staubach bought his first suit at Ken's; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the next decades, the store's reputation grew, |
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and in 1993, it moved to its present location in the Preston Royal |
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Shopping Center in Dallas; the following year, Mr. Helfman's son |
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Kory joined the business, and today the shop serves both new and |
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longtime customers, offering the services of an in-house tailor's |
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shop and carrying fine menswear by many contemporary designers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Helfman has been an active volunteer for the |
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Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children since the late 1970s, and |
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since 1994, the store has held an annual holiday book and toy drive; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Locally owned businesses are important to the |
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prosperity of cities throughout Texas, and Ken's Man's Shop is an |
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inspiring example of the success that can be realized by |
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hardworking entrepreneurs in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ken's Man's Shop on its 50th |
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anniversary and extend to Ken and Kory Helfman and their staff |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ken's Man's Shop as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |