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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 16
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WHEREAS, Gonzalo Hernandez shuttered his business, Gonzalo's |
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Mexican Restaurant, in September 2018, drawing to a close nearly |
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four decades of delighting the diners of Longview; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Austin in 1940, Mr. Hernandez began |
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working in restaurants at the age of 14; after serving for two |
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years in the United States Army during the 1960s, he was managing |
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a restaurant in Dallas when a friend urged him to move to |
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Longview; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hernandez opened Gonzalo's Mexican Restaurant |
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on April 3, 1979, and in the years since, the establishment has |
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drawn generations of East Texas residents with its traditional |
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menu featuring such items as chiles rellenos, fajitas, and tacos |
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al carbon; and |
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WHEREAS, Seating 50 diners, Gonzalo's yellow-and-red |
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building was a popular gathering spot for years, and its walls |
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were lined with family photographs, birth announcements, wedding |
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invitations, and autographed photos of such famous customers as |
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movie star and former Longview resident Matthew McConaughey; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hernandez has benefited |
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from the love and support of Consuelo, his wife of 50 years, who |
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worked part-time in the restaurant, as well as that of his two |
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sons, Alejandro and Eduardo; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly four decades, Gonzalo Hernandez |
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provided warm hospitality and delicious food to the members of |
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his community, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many |
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achievements during a career well spent; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the closing of Gonzalo's Mexican |
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Restaurant and extend to Gonzalo Hernandez and his staff sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 16, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |