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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Daniel B. Markson, a leader in the |
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| 6 | 7 | | development of affordable housing, on May 4, 2019, at the age of 59, |
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| 7 | 8 | | brought a great loss to his family, his friends, and the San Antonio |
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| 8 | 9 | | community; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The son of Gertrude and Morris Markson, Dan Markson |
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| 10 | 11 | | grew up in Boston, Massachusetts; he earned his bachelor's degree |
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| 11 | 12 | | in urban geography from Clark University and his MBA from Babson |
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| 12 | 13 | | College; from 1987 to 1997, he served as senior vice president of |
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| 13 | 14 | | Boston Capital, a multifamily housing investment company; he then |
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| 14 | 15 | | became a partner in Royal Castle Companies, which developed |
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| 15 | 16 | | affordable rental units in several states, including Texas; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Markson joined The NRP Group and cofounded its |
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| 17 | 18 | | Texas office in 2003, serving as executive vice president of |
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| 18 | 19 | | development; with his guidance, the company completed more than |
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| 19 | 20 | | 8,000 apartments in the Alamo City; he balanced the construction of |
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| 20 | 21 | | affordable housing units with high-profile market-rate projects, |
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| 21 | 22 | | among them, the Cevallos Lofts and Tobin Lofts, and he forged |
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| 22 | 23 | | partnerships between NRP and the San Antonio Housing Trust Public |
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| 23 | 24 | | Facility Corporation and the San Antonio Housing Authority; |
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| 24 | 25 | | committed to the advancement of low-income families, Mr. Markson |
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| 25 | 26 | | implemented the Homework First after-school program and other |
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| 26 | 27 | | supportive services, and he organized annual field trips for |
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| 27 | 28 | | children to the State Capitol; highly respected by his peers, he |
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| 28 | 29 | | held leadership roles with the National Association of Home |
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| 29 | 30 | | Builders, the Texas Association of Builders, and the Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Association of Affordable Housing Providers; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Markson benefited the wider community through |
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| 32 | 33 | | his efforts in behalf of a number of organizations, including the |
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| 33 | 34 | | César E. Chávez Legacy & Educational Foundation; he served on the |
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| 34 | 35 | | boards of Jewish Family Service San Antonio and Temple Beth-El, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | in 2018 he received the Distinguished Community Service Award from |
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| 36 | 37 | | the Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning; he was devoted above |
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| 37 | 38 | | all to his son, Maury John Markson; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, A visionary in his field, Dan Markson improved the |
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| 39 | 40 | | living circumstances of countless Texans and left a lasting imprint |
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| 40 | 41 | | on San Antonio, and his tremendous warmth, kindness, and dedication |
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| 41 | 42 | | are greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Daniel B. Markson and |
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| 44 | 45 | | extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dan |
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| 49 | 50 | | Markson. |
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