Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 308
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The Texas LGBTQ community lost one of its giants
6	6	with the death of civil rights attorney Donald J. Maison of Dallas
7	7	on February 21, 2022, at the age of 74; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Donald J. Maison Sr. and Lucille Crevier
9	9	Maison, Don Maison was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, on May 18,
10	10	1947; he graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington and
11	11	St. Mary's University School of Law, and his passion for social
12	12	justice drove his career; in the wake of raids on gay clubs, he
13	13	pursued litigation that sparked change in the Dallas Police
14	14	Department; he successfully sued Parkland Memorial Hospital in
15	15	behalf of AIDS patients struggling to access treatment, and his
16	16	victories further included a lengthy class action discrimination
17	17	suit against Southwest Airlines; after becoming president and CEO
18	18	of AIDS Services of Dallas in 1988, he overcame many challenges to
19	19	transform the organization into a national model, which today
20	20	provides housing and support services for low-income men, women,
21	21	and children living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS; his remarkable
22	22	tenure spanned 32 years until his retirement; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Mr. Maison gave generously of his time and expertise
24	24	in such leadership roles as co-chair of the National AIDS Housing
25	25	Coalition, director for the Texas AIDS Network, and member of the
26	26	Dallas EMA Health Services Planning Council, the National AIDS
27	27	Communications Roundtable, and the Dallas Homeless Consortium;
28	28	long involved in Democratic politics, he helped move the state and
29	29	local party in a more progressive direction and served as a precinct
30	30	chair, election judge, and member of the state executive committee;
31	31	in his leisure time, he was an avid world traveler, forming many
32	32	lasting friendships while exploring local cultures and availing
33	33	himself of public transportation; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Through his exceptional contributions, Don Maison
35	35	made a profound difference in countless lives, and he will be
36	36	remembered with deep admiration and affection by all who were
37	37	privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
38	38	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
39	39	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Donald J. Maison
40	40	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
41	41	partner, Richmond Morris; to his sisters, Joan Maison Dopp, Lisa
42	42	Maison Ceunick, and Kathleen Maison Cohen; and to his other
43	43	relatives and many friends; and, be it further
44	44	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
45	45	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
46	46	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Don Maison.
47	47	González of Dallas
48	48	Davis
49	49	Bryant
50	50	Anchía
51	51	Jones of Dallas
52	52	______________________________
53	53	Speaker of the House
54	54	I certify that H.R. No. 308 was unanimously adopted by a
55	55	rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023.
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Chief Clerk of the House