SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 536
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize David Mitzner on the occasion of his 100th birthday; and
WHEREAS, David Mitzner was born April 11, 1915, into a
Jewish family in Warsaw; he grew up in the newly independent
Poland, but when German and Soviet armies invaded in 1939 at the
onset of World War II, he was cut off from his family; and
WHEREAS, Undaunted by events, he established a
cross-border business operation to provide for his family in
Warsaw; during the course of the war, his mother and sister were
killed in the Holocaust, and he was imprisoned for eight years in
the Soviet Gulag, where his brother and father were killed; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mitzner fled Communist-controlled Eastern
Europe in 1949 and arrived in New York with only $17 in his
pocket; through perseverance and hard work, he rebuilt his family
in the United States and became a successful textile
manufacturer; and
WHEREAS, He moved to Houston in 1980 and founded RIDA
Development Corporation, a commercial real estate firm that has
helped to create thousands of jobs through the development of
numerous office buildings, shopping centers, and major
convention hotels; he has been featured on the front page of the
Wall Street Journal and is the recipient of the Polish Medal of
Honor; and
WHEREAS, David Mitzner has lived through extraordinary
times and experienced events that most people only know through
history books, and his courage in the face of great hardship and
adversity exemplifies the indomitability of the human spirit;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby commend David Mitzner on his many
achievements and extend to him best wishes for a joyous 100th
birthday celebration; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Huffman
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 13, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate