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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gill Roofing Company is celebrating 74 years of |
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service to the people of Corpus Christi in 2019, and this occasion |
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offers a welcome opportunity to recognize the history and |
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accomplishments of this venerable local enterprise; and |
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WHEREAS, After helping to build the Corpus Christi Naval Air |
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Station during World War II, Richard Gill established his own |
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roofing company in January 1945; he built a shop and a house on Up |
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River Road, and he added a sheet metal shop in the aftermath of |
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Hurricane Celia, which struck the Gulf Coast in 1970; Darlene Lee |
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joined the company in 1973 and became the manager and partial owner |
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in 1986; she has owned and operated the company since 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Gill Roofing has benefited |
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from the hard work and dedication of its employees, many of whom |
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have been with the business for many years; the company is a member |
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of the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas, the Better |
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Business Bureau, and the National Association of Women in |
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Construction, and it is a voluntary participant in the RCAT |
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Licensed Roofing Contractor Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Independent businesses contribute greatly to the |
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economy of their communities, and it is fitting that Gill Roofing be |
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recognized for its many years of valued service; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gill Roofing Company on its 74th |
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anniversary and extend to Darlene Lee and her employees sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 761 was adopted by the House on March |
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21, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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