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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Casa Morales of Lufkin is celebrating its 45th |
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anniversary in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, In the spring of 1972, a longtime dream of Juanita |
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Aguilar became a reality with the opening of her first restaurant, |
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Morales Mexican Food, which operated out of a local motel before |
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moving into its current building on South First Street; the success |
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of the flagship business led to the establishment of a second |
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location, in the Redland area, in 1984, at which point Ms. Aguilar |
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renamed the company Casa Morales; and |
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WHEREAS, The popularity of the Casa Morales storefronts led |
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to the launch of Casa Morales Gourmet Restaurant Salsa in 2014, and |
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the product is now carried in stores across East Texas, Nashville, |
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Tennessee, and Oxford, Mississippi, and has shipped as far away as |
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Florida, New York, Hawaii, Alaska, and Spain; and |
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WHEREAS, Much of the success of Casa Morales can be |
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attributed to Ms. Aguilar, who has worked with tireless devotion to |
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build, maintain, and grow the business, all the while faithfully |
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serving the Lufkin community and earning the loyalty of her |
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employees; she is also involved in civic activities through |
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volunteer work with the Texas Citizenship Education Project, the |
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National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, |
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Latinos of East Texas, and the League of United Latin American |
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Citizens; her numerous accomplishments have earned her the "Lady of |
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Distinction" award from her Catholic diocese, as well as three |
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international awards for the Casa Morales brand; and |
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WHEREAS, Casa Morales has become a staple of the Lufkin |
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community over the past four and a half decades, and it is a |
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pleasure to recognize Juanita Aguilar and the reputation for |
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excellence that her business has achieved; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Casa Morales on its 45th |
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anniversary and extend to Juanita Aguilar, along with the company's |
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management and employees, sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Casa Morales as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |