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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A life filled with meaningful achievements drew to a |
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| 6 | 7 | | close with the passing of Dan Nip of Houston on July 7, 2017, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 69; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dan Nip was born in Canton, China, on June 24, 1948; |
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| 9 | 10 | | he earned his bachelor's degree and his master's degree in business |
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| 10 | 11 | | administration from Chaminade University of Honolulu, and in 1980, |
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| 11 | 12 | | he settled in Houston; he quickly established himself as a leader in |
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| 12 | 13 | | real estate development and international trade and investment, |
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| 13 | 14 | | becoming the founder and president of Global Century Development |
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| 14 | 15 | | and the president of Product Marketing International; he was |
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| 15 | 16 | | especially well known for playing a key role in the redevelopment of |
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| 16 | 17 | | Houston's Downtown Chinatown during the late 1990s and in the |
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| 17 | 18 | | creation of Rainbow Village, a federally funded housing community |
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| 18 | 19 | | for senior citizens in the Southwest Chinatown area; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan further benefited Houston |
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| 20 | 21 | | residents through his involvement with a number of civic |
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| 21 | 22 | | organizations; he was a cofounder and former president of the Asian |
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| 22 | 23 | | Chamber of Commerce, founder and president of the Chinatown |
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| 23 | 24 | | Community Development Corporation, and president of the |
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| 24 | 25 | | Houston-Shenzhen Sister City Association; moreover, he served on |
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| 25 | 26 | | the boards of the East Downtown Management District, the Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Inter-Faith Housing Corporation, Central Houston, Inc., Blueprint |
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| 27 | 28 | | Houston, and the Buffalo Bayou Partnership; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Nip enjoyed the love and |
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| 29 | 30 | | support of his wife, Reiko Nip, and his daughters, Elaine and Emily; |
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| 30 | 31 | | and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Although Dan Nip's death has brought great sorrow to |
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| 32 | 33 | | his loved ones, his remarkable record of business success and civic |
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| 33 | 34 | | engagement in the Houston area will continue to be appreciated for |
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| 34 | 35 | | years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 37 | 38 | | of Dan Nip and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many |
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| 38 | 39 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dan Nip. |
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