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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Albert Totah of Victoria closed his restaurant The |
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Corral on May 3, 2015, drawing to a close more than six decades of |
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operation; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Victoria, Mr. Totah worked in |
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his parents' café while he was still in high school, and following |
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his studies at The University of Texas at Austin, he returned to |
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Victoria to open Totah's Fine Foods with two of his cousins; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving as a mess sergeant in the U.S. Army |
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during the Korean War, Mr. Totah returned to Victoria again, and on |
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December 12, 1952, he became a partner in The Corral; a year later, |
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he and his wife, Gwendolyn, bought the restaurant, and in 1956, he |
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installed a neon sign of an Indian shooting an arrow out front, |
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which soon became a local icon; he remodeled the restaurant in 1963, |
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and in 1974 he added a take-out window; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Totah has been a leader in his community for |
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many years, serving on the Victoria Chamber of Commerce as well as |
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the city's buildings and standards commission and the housing |
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authority; in 1989, he was inducted into the Texas Restaurant |
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Association Hall of Honor; and |
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WHEREAS, This local landmark has been a popular gathering |
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spot for several generations, and it is a privilege to honor |
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Mr. Totah and his staff for the high regard The Corral enjoyed in |
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the Victoria community for 62 years; 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 closing of The Corral restaurant |
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in Victoria and extend to owner Albert Totah sincere best wishes for |
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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. Totah as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Morrison |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3143 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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