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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words fail to adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the untimely loss of Michael Snow Stevens of Houston, who passed |
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away on May 24, 2008, at the age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, Michael Stevens was born on November 2, 1949, to |
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Darrell and Marianne Stevens; after graduating from Robert E. Lee |
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High School, he earned a bachelor's degree in business |
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administration from the University of Houston in 1973; answering |
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his nation's call to service, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, In his professional life, Mr. Stevens earned a |
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reputation as a skilled businessman, and the company he created, |
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Michael Stevens Interests, Inc., acquired and managed more than 80 |
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real estate projects; through his involvement in both commercial |
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and nonprofit ventures at the local level, he helped advance the |
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revitalization of downtown Houston, and he oversaw the financing |
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and development of many important multimillion-dollar projects, |
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including the Hilton Americas Convention Hotel, the Houston Astros' |
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Minute Maid Park, and the Houston Texans' Reliant Stadium; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stevens also played a central role in the |
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creation of Homes for Houston, an initiative that led to the |
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construction or improvement of some 20,000 units of affordable |
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housing, and he was appointed as Houston's first assistant to the |
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mayor for housing and inner city revitalization, a position for |
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which he collected the nominal annual salary of one dollar; as chair |
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of the Building and Interiors Committee at the Baylor College of |
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Medicine, he was instrumental in the construction of many new |
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campus buildings, including a one-million-square-foot hospital and |
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clinic; and |
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WHEREAS, This community-minded developer also shared his |
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expertise in transportation issues through his service as chair of |
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the Transportation Task Force of the Governor's Business Council, |
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as vice chair of the Greater Houston Partnership Transportation and |
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Infrastructure Advisory Committee, and as a member of many other |
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state and local transportation committees; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Michael Stevens enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Kim, with whom he enjoyed 34 years of |
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marriage, and he took great joy in the active role he played in the |
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lives of three grandchildren, Grace Noel, Anthony Michael, and |
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Kassidy Ann; he also found great comfort in his faith, serving as a |
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deacon for Second Baptist Church and chairing both the church's |
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Centurion Foundation and its Woodway Campus Building Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, A generous and accomplished man committed to the |
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betterment and continued prosperity of his community, Michael |
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Stevens shared his zest for life with all who had the good fortune |
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to know him, and he leaves behind a legacy that will long resonate |
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in the city he loved; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Michael Snow Stevens |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Kim Stevens; to his grandchildren, Grace Noel, Anthony |
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Michael, and Kassidy Ann MacKenzie; to his brother, Vance Stevens, |
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and his wife, Bobbie, and their two children, Glenn and Dusty; to |
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his sister, Leslie MacClean, and her husband, Chris, and their two |
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children, Warren and Emily MacClean; to his sister-in-law, Linda K. |
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Stevens; and to his other relatives and many friends; 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 Michael |
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Stevens. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 731 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 19, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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