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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family-owned businesses play a vital role in the |
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communities of the Lone Star State, and in 2019, the Garcia family |
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is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Division Laundry of San |
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Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Peter C. Garcia, an immigrant from San Luis Potosí, |
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Mexico, founded Division Laundry as a one-man operation in a small |
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building inside Fort Sam Houston in 1939; his business originally |
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provided laundry and sewing services to members of the 2nd Infantry |
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Division, and after it outgrew its location, Mr. Garcia moved it |
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into a facility on North New Braunfels Avenue; he again relocated |
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the business to a new building designed by the National Institute of |
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Laundering and the National Dry Cleaning Institute in 1964, and |
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within a decade, it began to transition from being a military |
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uniform processor to a laundry linen processor; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1992, Mr. Garcia's wife, Cecilia Garcia, became |
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president of Division Laundry; the business continued to flourish |
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under her leadership and later under the guidance of the couple's |
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son, Patrick R. Garcia, its current president; the strength and |
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resilience of the Garcia family were instrumental in rebuilding the |
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company after its plant was devastated by a fire in 2001, and |
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two |
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years later, they celebrated the opening of a new plant in its |
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place; in honor of the company's "rise from the ashes," a stylized |
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phoenix now appears on its logo and branding; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Division Laundry continues to honor its |
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founder's commitment to service and workmanship, and the Garcias |
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are now welcoming a third generation of family members, Patricia |
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Luna, Patrick A. Garcia, and Theresa Garcia, onto the leadership |
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team; through the years, the company has established contracts with |
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clients that include hospital systems and hotel chains, and it is a |
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major provider of jobs in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area of |
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San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of eight decades, the Garcia |
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family's hard work, vision, and commitment to excellence have made |
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Division Laundry an inspiring success story, and it is a pleasure to |
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join in congratulating its members on this special milestone; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of Division |
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Laundry of San Antonio and extend to its current owners sincere best |
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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 Garcia family as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |