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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Fort Worth lost an admired entrepreneur |
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with the passing of Victor D. Puente Sr. on May 20, 2015, at the age |
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of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Breckenridge on November 2, 1926, Victor |
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Puente left high school in the 10th grade and moved to Fort Worth to |
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make his way in the world; he married his soul mate, the former |
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Virginia Dominguez, and they became the proud parents of three |
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children, Buddy, Vince, and Gina; Mr. Puente started a typewriter |
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repair company, Southwest Office Systems, and in 1972, his sons |
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joined the firm, which grew to become one of the largest |
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minority-owned, independent office equipment dealers in the |
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Southwest; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1989, Mr. Puente established Puente Concessions, |
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which operated three newsstand and gift shops at the Dallas-Fort |
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Worth International Airport; the following year, his daughter |
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joined the firm, and together, they expanded from retail into food |
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and beverage, currency, and wineries; his companies today employ |
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more than 250 people; a true renaissance man, Mr. Puente enjoyed |
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playing the piano, boxing, working out, gardening, reading about |
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Mexican history, and caring for his adored boxer dogs; above all, he |
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cherished time spent with his loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Victor Puente possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways, and although he is deeply missed, |
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memories of his devotion to his family and his faith remain to |
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comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Victor D. Puente Sr. |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Buddy, Vince, and Gina Puente; to his daughters-in-law, |
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Alice and Mona; to his grandchildren, Victor, Vince, Lindsay, |
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Haley, Victoria, and Andrea; to his great-granddaughter, Launa; to |
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his cousin, Nora Cruz; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Victor D. |
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Puente Sr. |
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Krause |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3418 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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