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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

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

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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

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.