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