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SENATE MEMORIAL 19
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Phil A. Griego
A MEMORIAL
PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 7, 2007 AS "DONALD H. TISHMAN DAY".
WHEREAS, Donald H. Tishman has been involved in real
estate development as an attorney, developer and educator for
more than forty years, developing real estate in thirty-five
metropolitan centers in the United States; and
WHEREAS, he has been a lifetime democrat, demonstrating a
lifelong devotion to the needs of all people for housing,
education and justice; and
WHEREAS, he served as chair of the young democrats in
1959, running a successful presidential campaign in Ohio for
John F. Kennedy; and
WHEREAS, he is a submariner naval veteran of World War II;
and
WHEREAS, he currently serves as a professor at the
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university of New Mexico school of architecture and the
director of the real estate development center at the
university of New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, he has been a member of numerous boards and
commissions, including the foundation board at the college of
Santa Fe; and
WHEREAS, his fundraising efforts led to construction of
the visual arts center on the college of Santa Fe campus; and
WHEREAS, his love and knowledge of architecture have
brought world-famous architects to New Mexico, including
Ricardo Legoretto, who helped design the visual arts center at
the college of Santa Fe and the award-winning Zocalo housing
project in Santa Fe; and
WHEREAS, he has developed more than forty thousand
multifamily dwellings, always believing that no matter how poor
one is or from what walk of life, all families should be
provided with a respectable living environment; and
WHEREAS, New Mexico has been enriched by his presence,
efforts and outstanding citizenship; and
WHEREAS, on February 7, 2007, he celebrates his eightieth
birthday;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE
OF NEW MEXICO that for his lifetime of good works and service
to his fellow citizens, February 7, 2007 be proclaimed "Donald
H. Tishman Day"; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the senate of the state of New
Mexico wish Donald H. Tishman a happy birthday; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
presented to Donald H. Tishman.
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