DANIEL ADDISON

1960 - 2021

ADDISON Daniel Ray Addison Passed away on August 31, 2021, in Houston, Texas, of heart failure. He was born on March 12, 1960, in Los Angeles, California, to Esthes Addison and Doreen Krost Davis. Los Angeles in the 1960s was a tumultuous time, with no shortage of challenges for a young African American male such as Dan. He was raised by his great-grandparents, MK and Gertrude Chavez, to be a true gentleman. An accomplished athlete at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, he was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Southern California (USC). But Dan was also awarded an academic scholarship to attend prestigious Claremont McKenna College, in Claremont, California. Dan chose Claremont. He graduated from Claremont with a BA in Political Science in 1982. He then moved on to postgraduate studies, receiving his MA in Government from Claremont Graduate University, in 1983, and his JD from the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, DC, in 1987. All the while, Dan worked to support himself and pay his graduate school tuitions. While Dan was also known for his unfettered sense of humor, generosity, and larger-than-life personality, he was a highly successful public policy lawyer specializing in the energy and natural resources sector. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve at the General Services Administration (GSA) from 1985 to 1989, and then President George H.W. Bush tapped him for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Dan then returned to his native California, where Governor Pete Wilson appointed him to the California Department of Conservation from 1994 to 1995. In 1995, Dan joined the legal powerhouse Patton Boggs, LLP in Washington, DC. There, he rose quickly to become a Partner and served on the firm's Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group, as well as its Public Policy Group. Dan served in key leadership roles across complex matters that played out at the busy intersection of law, politics, and business. Dan's work ultimately drew the attention of the global energy company CITGO Petroleum, which hired Dan in 2016 to serve as General Counsel, in Houston. He also served on several of CITGO's governance committees before retiring in 2018. Dan met Mayra Hunot at a White House Christmas party in 1996. Mayra's beauty, deep Catholic faith, and Renaissance sensibilities immediately captured Dan's heart and soul. They married in 1997 and were blessed with the gift of two beautiful children: Daniel, Jr. in 1999, and Alexa in 2001. Daniel, Jr. is currently completing a dual degree in economics and engineering from Claremont McKenna and Columbia University. Alexa is currently attending the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, majoring in sociology and pre-law. Tragically, Mayra pre-deceased Dan by almost one month following complications from a brain aneurysm. Dan is additionally survived by his sister, Tracey Marie Horne, of Chicago, Illinois; and his uncle and aunt, Jackie and Maggie Krost, of Hilton Head, South Carolina. "Don't flinch, don't foul, hit the line hard," was the motto of Dan's high school, from a speech given by the school's namesake, President Teddy Roosevelt, in 1913. It was advice to a group of young boys to live their lives with gusto but with genuine respect for all others. Dan Addison exemplified that advice, with high character, a noble spirit, a hearty laugh, and a ready smile. Dan's memorial service will take place at 12 noon on Saturday, November 27, at the Church of the Little Flower, located at 5607 Massachusetts Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, 20816. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you consider celebrating Dan's life with a donation to Claremont McKenna College, 400 N. Claremont Boulevard, Claremont, CA, 91711, or online at: https://online.cmc.edu/giving/donate-online (direct link provided below). Choose "Other" in the "Designation" drop down and type in "Daniel Addison, Sr." In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you consider celebrating Dan's life with a donation to Claremont McKenna College, 400 N. Claremont Boulevard, Claremont, CA, 91711, or online at: https://online.cmc.edu/giving/donate-online (direct link provided below). Choose "Other" in the "Designation" drop down and type in "Daniel Addison, Sr."