TITLE: Honoring Angelina Hardwood Sales Company on the 68th anniversary of its founding.

SUMMARY: Honoring Angelina Hardwood Sales Company on the 68th anniversary of its founding.

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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated businesses are vital to the prosperity of Texas, and Angelina Hardwood Sales Company has been contributing to the economy of East Texas for 68 years; and WHEREAS, Angelina Hardwood was established in Lufkin in 1945 by George H. Henderson, Sr., who drew on his experience working at the Ewing Mill to create a high quality wood product; an innovator by nature, he soon turned his business from furniture to focus exclusively on trailer flooring; and WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson adapted as the market changed and began importing wood from the Philippines; his son, George H. Henderson, Jr., assumed leadership of the business in 1975, and he continued the tradition of excellence and innovation by introducing new technology and separating the business into sales and manufacturing components; and WHEREAS, Today, the company is led by current president George H. Henderson III, who has made significant contributions to the enterprise while continuing the family's legacy of philanthropy; and WHEREAS, For the last seven decades, the Henderson family has been a positive force in the area, providing needed jobs and supporting community services, and it is most fitting to take this opportunity to recognize the achievements of the family and the longevity of the business; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate George H. Henderson III and all members of the Henderson family on the 68th anniversary of the founding of Angelina Hardwood and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Ashby Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2273 was adopted by the House on May 22, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House