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