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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 409
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WHEREAS, Businesses that employ Texans and that contribute |
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to the local economy are important components of a prosperous |
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future, and Slone Lumber Company, Incorporated, is among such |
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notable enterprises; and |
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WHEREAS, In November 1962, H. A. "Lindy" Slone and his |
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wife, Ola Mae, founded Slone Lumber Company shortly after moving |
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to Alta Loma, a community that was eventually annexed by the City |
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of Santa Fe; the business sold items ranging from lumber and |
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nails to plumbing and electrical tools; and |
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WHEREAS, The Slones incorporated the operation in 1964 and |
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included their son, Adonn Slone, and daughter, Linda Sue Inman, as |
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shareholders; the company continued to thrive through the able |
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leadership of the family's second and third generations, with Adonn |
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Slone becoming president in 1988 and the founders' grandson, Gregg |
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Slone, taking the helm in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, While managing the needs of the business, |
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members of the Slone family have been active in their churches |
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and community; in addition to volunteering in the Lions Club |
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and supporting organizations like the local volunteer fire |
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department, Lindy Slone was among the charter members of the |
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Alta Loma Merchants Association, which grew into what is now |
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the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce; in January 2015, the chamber |
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recognized Slone Lumber and the Slone family with a special |
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award for their more than 50 years of service to the chamber |
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and city at large; and |
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WHEREAS, This tradition of community service was carried |
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on by Adonn Slone, who once led the Santa Fe Chamber of |
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Commerce as president, served on the City of Santa Fe Planning |
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and Zoning Board, and was a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight; |
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Gregg Slone has been a coach and promoter of youth sports, and |
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he partners with the nationwide organization Operation |
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Finally Home to supply materials for building new homes for |
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veterans with disabilities; and |
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WHEREAS, Slone Lumber was sold to a national company in |
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June 2014, but Gregg Slone remains general manager, and the local |
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workforce of approximately 50 employees continues with the |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the last half-century, members of the Slone |
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family have made immeasurable contributions to the life and |
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development of their community, and they may take special pride |
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in their achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby honor the Slone family for their |
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outstanding entrepreneurship and civic engagement and extend |
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to them 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 Slone family as an expression of high regard |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Taylor of Galveston |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 23, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |