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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 74
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WHEREAS, Brookshire Grocery Company of Tyler celebrated |
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its 90th anniversary in 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally known as Brookshire Brothers, the firm |
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was founded in 1928, when Wood T. Brookshire opened a small shop |
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downtown in partnership with five siblings; the business soon |
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encompassed three stores in Tyler, and Mr. Brookshire took on |
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sole ownership in 1939; through the years, the company |
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established more locations across East Texas, and it built its |
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first grocery warehouse in 1953; and |
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WHEREAS, Brookshire Grocery Company now operates over 180 |
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stores in three states, and it maintains a fleet of 73 tractors |
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and more than 300 trailers; its portfolio includes two |
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full-service supermarket chains, Brookshire's and Super 1 Foods, |
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as well as the upscale FRESH by Brookshire's, which specializes |
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in natural, organic, and chef-prepared foods; in 2016, the |
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company purchased 25 Walmart Express stores and converted them to |
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Spring Markets in a matter of weeks; today, Brookshire Grocery |
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Company employs nearly 14,000 people; and |
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WHEREAS, For nine decades, Brookshire Grocery Company has |
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built on the reputation for customer service cultivated by its |
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founder, and as it has grown, it has created thousands of jobs and |
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contributed significantly to the prosperity of the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Brookshire Grocery Company on |
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its 90th anniversary and extend sincere best wishes for the |
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future to all those associated with this outstanding enterprise; |
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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 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 28, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |