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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated businesses play a vital |
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role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and one such |
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enterprise, Community Lumber Company, has established a record of |
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dependability in Muenster over the course of seven decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Community Lumber's founders, Jerome Pagel and Rody |
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Klement, were former employees of the C. D. Shamburger Lumber |
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Company who formed a partnership and purchased a lumber business of |
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their own in 1946; one year later, they moved the operation to |
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Muenster and changed its name to Community Lumber Company; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Community Lumber is the oldest continuously |
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family-owned and -operated lumber and hardware establishment in |
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Cooke County; the business has rendered steadfast and reliable |
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service to area residents since its inception and has played an |
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indispensable role in the development and construction of numerous |
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local projects; and |
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WHEREAS, The company has benefited immensely from the |
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foundation laid by Mr. Klement, who passed away in 1980, and |
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Mr. Pagel, who died in 2004; Jerome Pagel's sons, Dick and John, |
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assumed ownership of the business after their father's death, and |
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Rody Klement's son, Cory, has worked as hardware/store manager and |
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also became a part owner, along with Tim Schneider, Joe Pagel, and |
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Ronnie Hess; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past 70 years, Community Lumber Company has |
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built a solid reputation for customer service while contributing to |
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the prosperity and vitality of Cooke County and beyond, and it is |
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most appropriate to honor the business for achieving this |
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significant milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Community Lumber Company for its 70 |
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years of service in Muenster and extend to all those associated with |
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the company sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Community Lumber Company as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |