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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 336
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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 |
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family is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Division Laundry of |
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San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Peter C. Garcia, an immigrant from San Luis |
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Potosí, Mexico, founded Division Laundry as a one-man operation |
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in a small building inside Fort Sam Houston in 1939; his business |
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originally provided laundry and sewing services to members of the |
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2nd Infantry Division, and after it outgrew its location, |
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Mr. Garcia moved it into a facility on North New Braunfels |
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Avenue; he again relocated the business to a new building |
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designed by the National Institute of Laundering and the National |
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Dry Cleaning Institute in 1964, and within a decade, it began to |
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transition from being a military uniform processor to a laundry |
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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 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 |
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made Division Laundry an inspiring success story, and it is a |
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pleasure to join in congratulating its members on this special |
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milestone; 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 80th anniversary of Division |
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Laundry of San Antonio and extend to its current owners sincere |
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best 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 Senate. |
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Menéndez |
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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 March 13, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |