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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated restaurants add to the |
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diversity and flavor of Texas communities, and for more than three |
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decades, Mr. and Mrs. G's Home Cooking and Pastries has been a |
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popular destination for soul food lovers in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, The restaurant's founders, William and Addie |
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Garner, met and married in San Antonio in the 1980s; Mrs. Garner |
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suggested they start a restaurant, and in July 1990, they opened |
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Mr. and Mrs. G's Home Cooking; at the start, the couple prepared |
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all the fare themselves; Mr. Garner's recipes for the main dishes |
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paid tribute to the Southern-style cuisine he grew up with in |
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Alabama, while Mrs. Garner specialized in creating her popular |
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pastries; the restaurant quickly became a citywide institution, |
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with a menu that includes a wide range of soul food favorites; and |
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WHEREAS, The Garners themselves were part of the restaurant's |
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attraction, with Mrs. Garner often dropping by each table to greet |
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customers, and Mr. Garner handing out candy to children at the cash |
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register; over the years, the establishment has won multiple |
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Readers' Choice awards from the San Antonio Express-News, and it |
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has been featured on local news broadcasts, as well as in national |
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publications such as USA Today and Business Journal; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Garner passed away in 2017, and Mr. Garner died |
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in March 2021, but the tradition of warm hospitality and comfort |
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food they initiated remains as strong as ever as the restaurant |
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continues to be a welcoming destination for its customers; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, Mr. and Mrs. G's Home Cooking |
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and Pastries has become a mainstay within the San Antonio |
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community, and its longevity is a testament to the exemplary |
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service and dedication of the restaurant's founders, as well as the |
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members of its staff, both past and present; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to Mr. and Mrs. G's Home Cooking and |
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Pastries and extend to all those associated with the restaurant |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. G's Home Cooking and Pastries as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gervin-Hawkins |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1874 was adopted by the House on May |
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31, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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