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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Weldon Burgoon shuttered Weldon's Saddle Shop and |
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Western Wear in Denton in January 2017, drawing to a close a |
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remarkable career as a master craftsman that spanned six decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from high school in 1947, |
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Mr. Burgoon went to work in his father's plumbing business; as a |
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sideline, his mother sewed Western-style shirts and sold them in |
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the family's shop, and in the evenings, Mr. Burgoon began to work |
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with leather and make belts; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Burgoon bought a sewing machine and |
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opened Weldon's Saddle Shop and Western Wear in downtown Denton; |
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there, he created custom leather goods, including more than 150 |
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saddles, while also selling a wide variety of Western wear and |
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accessories, such as boots, hats, jeans, belts and buckles, Western |
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books and gift items, Breyer model horses, and rodeo equipment; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Burgoon was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy |
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Hall of Fame in 2010, and his shop won designation as a Denton |
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County Heritage Business in 2016 from the Denton County Office of |
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History and Culture; his grandson, Clint Wilkinson, who got his |
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start in the shop, has since opened his own luxury leather store |
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next door, carrying on the family trade; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas has a strong tradition of innovation and |
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entrepreneurship, and over the course of 60 years, Weldon Burgoon's |
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dedication, artistry, and craftsmanship earned Weldon's Saddle |
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Shop and Western Wear the status of a treasured community |
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institution; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Weldon Burgoon on his retirement |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Burgoon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |