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               SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 60
            
                   WHEREAS, DeWese's Tip Top Cafe in San Antonio is marking 
         
            the 85th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and
         
                   WHEREAS, This beloved local establishment was first 
         
            opened as Tip Top Sandwich Shop by Winnie and J. A. "Pappy" 
         
            DeWese in 1938; by the 1950s, the eatery had changed its name 
         
            to Tip Top Cafe, and it was serving everything from fried 
         
            chicken and steak to sandwiches and Mexican food; Mr. and 
         
            Mrs. DeWese's son, Ancel DeWese, eventually took over the 
         
            restaurant, and it was passed on to the couple's granddaughter, 
         
            Linda DeWese, in 1981; she retired in 2016, selling the 
         
            business to Jim Scott and Gerardo Mancera; and
         
                   WHEREAS, DeWese's Tip Top Cafe gained national attention in 
         
            2001, when it served as the setting for an ESPN advertisement 
         
            campaign with Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs; it was also 
         
            featured on the Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives; 
         
            the restaurant has been named a Legacy Business by the San 
         
            Antonio Office of Historic Preservation, and over the years, it 
         
            has received numerous awards for some of its most popular menu 
         
            items, including its onion rings and chicken-fried steak; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Local businesses of long standing play a vital 
         
            role in the culture and economy of the Lone Star State, and it is 
         
            indeed a pleasure to honor DeWese's Tip Top Cafe for the high 
         
            regard it has enjoyed in the San Antonio community over the past 
         
            eight and a half decades; now, therefore, be it
         
                   RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th 
         
            Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 85th 
         
            anniversary of DeWese's Tip Top Cafe in San Antonio and extend to 
         
            all those associated with the restaurant sincere best wishes for 
         
            continued success; and, be it further
         
                   RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 
         
            prepared for DeWese's Tip Top Cafe as an expression of high 
         
            regard from the Texas Senate.
         
            Men ndez
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                President of the Senate
         
                I hereby certify that the 
         
            above Resolution was adopted by 
         
            the Senate on October 30, 2023.
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                Secretary of the Senate
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                 Member, Texas Senate


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 60
	WHEREAS, DeWese's Tip Top Cafe in San Antonio is marking
	the 85th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and

	WHEREAS, This beloved local establishment was first
	opened as Tip Top Sandwich Shop by Winnie and J. A. "Pappy"
	DeWese in 1938; by the 1950s, the eatery had changed its name
	to Tip Top Cafe, and it was serving everything from fried
	chicken and steak to sandwiches and Mexican food; Mr. and
	Mrs. DeWese's son, Ancel DeWese, eventually took over the
	restaurant, and it was passed on to the couple's granddaughter,
	Linda DeWese, in 1981; she retired in 2016, selling the
	business to Jim Scott and Gerardo Mancera; and

	WHEREAS, DeWese's Tip Top Cafe gained national attention in
	2001, when it served as the setting for an ESPN advertisement
	campaign with Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs; it was also
	featured on the Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives;
	the restaurant has been named a Legacy Business by the San
	Antonio Office of Historic Preservation, and over the years, it
	has received numerous awards for some of its most popular menu
	items, including its onion rings and chicken-fried steak; and

	WHEREAS, Local businesses of long standing play a vital
	role in the culture and economy of the Lone Star State, and it is
	indeed a pleasure to honor DeWese's Tip Top Cafe for the high
	regard it has enjoyed in the San Antonio community over the past
	eight and a half decades; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 85th
	anniversary of DeWese's Tip Top Cafe in San Antonio and extend to
	all those associated with the restaurant sincere best wishes for
	continued success; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
	prepared for DeWese's Tip Top Cafe as an expression of high
	regard from the Texas Senate.

	Men ndez



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on October 30, 2023.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate