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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family owned and operated businesses strengthen the |
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economy and culture of Texas communities, and in 2015 the Vera |
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family of Edinburg is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Vera's |
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King-O-Meats; and |
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WHEREAS, During the early years of the 20th century, the |
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family patriarch, Roman Vera Sr., owned a meat market known as La |
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Marqueta in the community, and in 1970 two of his sons, Roman Vera |
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Jr. and Carlos Vera, followed in their father's footsteps and |
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opened Vera's King-O-Meats; another brother, Rodolfo Vera, came to |
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work at the shop, and a fourth brother, Antonio Vera, joined the |
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staff after completing his service in Vietnam with the U.S. Marine |
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Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the brothers worked together to |
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build the business; Carlos eventually sold his share to Antonio, |
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who continues to own the enterprise in partnership with Roman; |
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Rodolfo Vera passed away in 2014 after devoting many years of his |
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life to furthering the shop's operations; and |
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WHEREAS, On its first day in 1970, Vera's King-O-Meats earned |
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$35, and today it generates $4 million a year in business under the |
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day-to-day management of the family's next generation, Roman's |
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daughter Nadia Vera and Antonio's son Marco Vera; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks to the skill and determination of its |
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founders, the hard work of its staff, and the loyalty of its many |
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satisfied customers, Vera's King-O-Meats has become a signature |
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South Texas enterprise, and the members of the Vera family may take |
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great pride in their legacy of success; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 45th anniversary of Vera's |
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King-O-Meats in Edinburg and extend to the Vera family sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Vera family as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Canales |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 901 was adopted by the House on March |
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19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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