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1	1	H.R. No. 731
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Words fail to adequately express the sorrow felt at
6	6	the untimely loss of Michael Snow Stevens of Houston, who passed
7	7	away on May 24, 2008, at the age of 58; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Michael Stevens was born on November 2, 1949, to
9	9	Darrell and Marianne Stevens; after graduating from Robert E. Lee
10	10	High School, he earned a bachelor's degree in business
11	11	administration from the University of Houston in 1973; answering
12	12	his nation's call to service, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps; and
13	13	WHEREAS, In his professional life, Mr. Stevens earned a
14	14	reputation as a skilled businessman, and the company he created,
15	15	Michael Stevens Interests, Inc., acquired and managed more than 80
16	16	real estate projects; through his involvement in both commercial
17	17	and nonprofit ventures at the local level, he helped advance the
18	18	revitalization of downtown Houston, and he oversaw the financing
19	19	and development of many important multimillion-dollar projects,
20	20	including the Hilton Americas Convention Hotel, the Houston Astros'
21	21	Minute Maid Park, and the Houston Texans' Reliant Stadium; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Mr. Stevens also played a central role in the
23	23	creation of Homes for Houston, an initiative that led to the
24	24	construction or improvement of some 20,000 units of affordable
25	25	housing, and he was appointed as Houston's first assistant to the
26	26	mayor for housing and inner city revitalization, a position for
27	27	which he collected the nominal annual salary of one dollar; as chair
28	28	of the Building and Interiors Committee at the Baylor College of
29	29	Medicine, he was instrumental in the construction of many new
30	30	campus buildings, including a one-million-square-foot hospital and
31	31	clinic; and
32	32	WHEREAS, This community-minded developer also shared his
33	33	expertise in transportation issues through his service as chair of
34	34	the Transportation Task Force of the Governor's Business Council,
35	35	as vice chair of the Greater Houston Partnership Transportation and
36	36	Infrastructure Advisory Committee, and as a member of many other
37	37	state and local transportation committees; and
38	38	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Michael Stevens enjoyed the
39	39	love and support of his wife, Kim, with whom he enjoyed 34 years of
40	40	marriage, and he took great joy in the active role he played in the
41	41	lives of three grandchildren, Grace Noel, Anthony Michael, and
42	42	Kassidy Ann; he also found great comfort in his faith, serving as a
43	43	deacon for Second Baptist Church and chairing both the church's
44	44	Centurion Foundation and its Woodway Campus Building Committee; and
45	45	WHEREAS, A generous and accomplished man committed to the
46	46	betterment and continued prosperity of his community, Michael
47	47	Stevens shared his zest for life with all who had the good fortune
48	48	to know him, and he leaves behind a legacy that will long resonate
49	49	in the city he loved; now, therefore, be it
50	50	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
51	51	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Michael Snow Stevens
52	52	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
53	53	wife, Kim Stevens; to his grandchildren, Grace Noel, Anthony
54	54	Michael, and Kassidy Ann MacKenzie; to his brother, Vance Stevens,
55	55	and his wife, Bobbie, and their two children, Glenn and Dusty; to
56	56	his sister, Leslie MacClean, and her husband, Chris, and their two
57	57	children, Warren and Emily MacClean; to his sister-in-law, Linda K.
58	58	Stevens; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it
59	59	further
60	60	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
61	61	prepared for his family, and that when the Texas House of
62	62	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Michael
63	63	Stevens.
64	64	Bohac
65	65	______________________________
66	66	Speaker of the House
67	67	I certify that H.R. No. 731 was unanimously adopted by a
68	68	rising vote of the House on March 19, 2009.
69	69	______________________________
70	70	Chief Clerk of the House