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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 622
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WHEREAS, Big Sandy Sand Company is marking its 75th |
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anniversary in 2023, and this milestone provides a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize the history of this venerable |
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enterprise; and |
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WHEREAS, Big Sandy Sand Company was founded by G. C. "Doc" |
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Wright and his son, J. T. Wright, on the banks of Big Sandy Creek |
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in Upshur County in 1948; the business originally operated out of |
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a rustic processing plant that consisted of a barge, a screening |
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box, and several shovels; in 1971, the company moved to a modern |
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plant on a 100-acre tract of land north of the town of Big Sandy, |
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and five years later it established a new plant near Hawkins in |
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Wood County, which was managed by J. T. Wright's son, Dennis |
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Wright; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1981, the Wright family sold the plant near Big |
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Sandy and dissolved the original business entity; Dennis Wright |
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subsequently established a new corporation that acquired the |
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Hawkins plant and the rights to the name Big Sandy Sand; |
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following Dennis Wright's passing in 2018, his children John T. |
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Wright, Lee Ann Bailey, Joshua Wright, and Lauren Zahn assumed |
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ownership of the business; and |
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WHEREAS, The fourth generation of the Wright family to lead |
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Big Sandy Sand, they have worked to expand the company's reach |
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while remaining committed to giving back to the community; the |
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business today produces sands and related products that are used |
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in foundry, masonry, construction, and turfgrass applications |
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throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas; and |
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WHEREAS, For three-quarters of a century, Big Sandy Sand |
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Company has made significant contributions to the local economy, |
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and it stands as an inspiring example of the success that can be |
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realized by hardworking entrepreneurs in the Lone Star State; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Big |
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Sandy Sand Company and extend to the Wright family and their |
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employees sincere 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 Big Sandy Sand Company as an expression of high |
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regard from the 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 May 21, 2023. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |