TITLE: Congratulating Pete and Sharon Santikos on their retirement from Santikos & Sons Auto Repair.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Pete and Sharon Santikos on their retirement from Santikos & Sons Auto Repair.

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WHEREAS, Pete and Sharon Santikos of Santikos & Sons Auto Repair in Houston retired on December 21, 2011, bringing to an end their family's association with an enterprise that served area residents for more than four decades; and WHEREAS, Mr. Santikos purchased the property on the northeast corner of West 43rd Street and T. C. Jester Boulevard in 1968 and opened a Humble service station; the business later represented the Enco, Exxon, and Texaco brands before becoming Santikos & Sons Auto Repair; and WHEREAS, Six years after the shop was first opened, Mr. and Ms. Santikos were married, and for the next 37 years they operated the business together while also raising four children; through the decades, the couple had the pleasure of developing friendships with many longtime customers, in some cases serving four generations of the same family; and WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. and Ms. Santikos are enjoying having even more time to devote to their family, as well as to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and to travel; and WHEREAS, The auto repair garage owned by Pete and Sharon Santikos has been a valued part of the Oak Forest business community for 44 years, and the couple may indeed reflect with pride on their many accomplishments and on the exceptional service they provided to their fellow Houston residents; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Pete and Sharon Santikos on their retirement from Santikos & Sons Auto Repair and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Santikos as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bohac Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1448 was adopted by the House on April 24, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House