TITLE: Commemorating the closing of The Corral restaurant in Victoria.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the closing of The Corral restaurant in Victoria.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Albert Totah of Victoria closed his restaurant The Corral on May 3, 2015, drawing to a close more than six decades of operation; and WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Victoria, Mr. Totah worked in his parents' caf  while he was still in high school, and following his studies at The University of Texas at Austin, he returned to Victoria to open Totah's Fine Foods with two of his cousins; and WHEREAS, After serving as a mess sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Mr. Totah returned to Victoria again, and on December 12, 1952, he became a partner in The Corral; a year later, he and his wife, Gwendolyn, bought the restaurant, and in 1956, he installed a neon sign of an Indian shooting an arrow out front, which soon became a local icon; he remodeled the restaurant in 1963, and in 1974 he added a take-out window; and WHEREAS, Mr. Totah has been a leader in his community for many years, serving on the Victoria Chamber of Commerce as well as the city's buildings and standards commission and the housing authority; in 1989, he was inducted into the Texas Restaurant Association Hall of Honor; and WHEREAS, This local landmark has been a popular gathering spot for several generations, and it is a privilege to honor Mr. Totah and his staff for the high regard The Corral enjoyed in the Victoria community for 62 years; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the closing of The Corral restaurant in Victoria and extend to owner Albert Totah sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Totah as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Morrison Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 3143 was adopted by the House on May 30, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House