H.R. No. 1332

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The life of a remarkable figure in the annals of
	American business drew to a close on January 14, 2009, with the
	death of legendary developer Trammell Crow at the age of 94; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on June 10, 1914, Mr. Crow grew up in
	humble circumstances, one of eight children of a bookkeeper; he
	began taking odd jobs as an enterprising 10-year-old and later
	helped his family through the Depression; after graduating from
	Woodrow Wilson High School in 1932, he worked in a bank and took
	night classes, becoming a teller and then studying accounting at
	Southern Methodist University; he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during
	World War II, serving as an auditor, and attained the rank of
	commander; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Crow demonstrated bold vision with his first
	real estate deal in 1948, pioneering the practice of speculative
	building; he constructed a warehouse for the Rayovac Company and
	added extra space, for which he later found a second tenant; his
	acumen soon made him a major industrial developer in his hometown;
	he built more than 50 warehouses and sculpted the commercial
	landscape with numerous projects, among them the city's largest
	hotel, the world's biggest wholesale trade center, and the 50-story
	Trammell Crow Center and five other downtown skyscrapers; and
	WHEREAS, Ever the innovator, Mr. Crow featured an atrium in
	the one-million-square-foot Dallas Trade Mart, and this concept was
	widely adopted for myriad prominent office buildings and hotels
	around the country; his revolutionary business model enabled him to
	help shape the skylines of Atlanta, San Francisco, and dozens of
	other U.S. cities; the World Trade Center transformed Dallas into a
	center for international commerce, while the Peachtree Center
	brought dramatic growth to Atlanta's downtown; one of the first
	U.S. developers to operate globally, Mr. Crow expanded his empire
	to reach from Europe and the Middle East to South America, the Far
	East, and the South Pacific islands; and
	WHEREAS, Although many real estate developers quickly sold
	off their projects for fast profits, Mr. Crow retained ownership of
	the properties he built over the long term, and he was known for his
	responsiveness to the needs of his tenants; at one time, he had
	interests in some 8,000 properties in more than 100 cities, and he
	was named the biggest landlord in the United States by Forbes
	magazine and The Wall Street Journal; he also founded the Wyndham
	Hotel Company and developed its chain of first-class hotels; and
	WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan stepped down as chief executive
	of the Trammell Crow Company in 1977, but he remained involved in
	deals for some time and was long active in politics, the arts, and
	philanthropy; he and his wife supported many cultural organizations
	and established the Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian
	Art in 1998, leaving an indelible imprint on the Dallas Arts
	District, and donated funds for construction of a business school
	building at Southern Methodist University; moreover, Mr. Crow
	created the National Tree Trust and turned the family farm in East
	Texas into a tree nursery; and
	WHEREAS, A mentor to countless real estate magnates and
	successful executives, Mr. Crow was a devoted family man and loyal
	friend as well; members of his circle, which included business
	titans and presidents, admired his wit, good humor, and optimism,
	and he will long be remembered not only as a giant of commerce, but
	also as a man of uncommon generosity and sterling character; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Trammell Crow and
	extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of
	66 years, Margaret Crow; to his children, Robert, Howard, Harlan,
	and Stuart Crow, Trammell S. Crow, and Lucy Billingsley; to his 16
	grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives
	and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Trammell
	Crow.
	Branch
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1332 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on April 16, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House