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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, The Atkinson Candy Company was founded in downtown |
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Lufkin in 1932 by B. E. and Mabel Atkinson; over the decades, it has |
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attained notable success with its assortment of sweets, and the |
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business expanded in 1983 with its acquisition of the San |
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Antonio-based Judson Candy Company; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the enterprise is owned and operated by the |
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third and fourth generations of the Atkinson family and is ably led |
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by its founders' grandson, Eric Atkinson, who has served as |
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president since 2000; he has earned well-deserved recognition from |
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the industry by being named the 1990 Candy Man of the Year by the |
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Southern Candy and Tobacco Association, and he will be inducted |
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into the Candy Hall of Fame by the National Confectionary Sales |
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Association in the fall of 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than eight decades, the Atkinson Candy |
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Company has held a special place in the life of the Lufkin |
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community, and all those associated with the enterprise may take |
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pride in its achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the Atkinson Candy Company for its |
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many years in business and extend to the company's owners and staff |
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sincere best 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 company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |