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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nelly and Mariselle Quijano and the teams at their |
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McDonald's restaurants in the Houston area have won distinction as |
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the 2017 Business of the Year from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Cuba, Nelly Quijano fled to freedom in the |
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United States at the age of 16; she married another Cuban exile, |
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Dominic Quijano, and the couple operated a textile factory in New |
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Jersey before relocating to Houston and opening their first |
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McDonald's franchise in 1984; after noticing the popularity of |
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breakfast tacos among Houstonians, they began selling their own |
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version of the staple fare, and this innovation eventually led to |
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the addition of the breakfast burrito to McDonald's national menu; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After Mr. Quijano's death, Mrs. Quijano's daughter |
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Mariselle joined her in the business, and their enterprise has |
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since grown to encompass 27 McDonald's restaurants and more than |
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1,500 employees; the Quijanos' success has won them recognition as |
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a McDonald's Regional Strategic Leadership Team and as Customer |
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Satisfaction Regional Pillar Leads, and they have received such |
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accolades as the coveted Ronald McDonald and Golden Arch Awards; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to growing a thriving business, this |
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remarkable mother and daughter have also dedicated themselves to |
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giving back; since 1985, their company has distributed 90 |
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scholarships each year through the Houston Ronald McDonald House |
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Charities; Mariselle Quijano serves on the board of trustees of the |
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Pasadena Independent School District, and the Quijanos are active |
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supporters of the annual McDonald's Texas Invitational Basketball |
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Tournament, which has generated more than $1 million for the |
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Pasadena ISD Education Foundation; in 2016, the Quijanos initiated |
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"McTeacher's Nights," which also raise funds for the foundation; |
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moreover, they recently donated $10,000 toward the purchase of |
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additional protective gear for officers of the Pasadena Police |
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Department; and |
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WHEREAS, For their exceptional civic engagement and |
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philanthropy, Nelly Quijano has been recognized as PISD's |
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Distinguished Citizen of the Year, and Mariselle Quijano has been |
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honored with the PISD Distinguished Alumnus Award; in 2014, |
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Mariselle was named Citizen of the Year by the Pasadena Chamber of |
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Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, By creating jobs and sharing the bounty of their |
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hard work through acts of charity and service, Nelly and Mariselle |
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Quijano have proven themselves to be leaders in both their industry |
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and their community, and they are truly deserving of this |
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prestigious honor; 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 Nelly and Mariselle Quijano and |
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their McDonald's teams on receiving the 2017 Business of the Year |
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award from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and extend to them and |
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their employees sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Nelly and Mariselle Quijano as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cain |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 822 was adopted by the House on March |
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23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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