end of his life. Mayor Lanier also headed the corporation that oversaw construction of the city's new Hilton Americas – Houston, the city’s first convention center hotel – a project that started during his administration. Until his death in 2014, Lanier continued to manage his real estate properties, lectured several times a year, oversaw the Lanier Public Policy Conferences at the University of Houston and participated in various civic, academic and political activities. Personal life Lanier and his wife Elyse lived in Houston, as do their seven children and 11 grandchildren. On December 20, 2014, Lanier died at the age of 89 in Houston, Texas, from natural causes. References External links Lanier, Robert "Bob" and Jim Barlow. Mayor Bob Lanier Oral History , Houston Oral History Project, January 8, 2008. 1925 births 2014 deaths People from Baytown, Texas University of Texas School of Law alumni Mayors of Houston Businesspeople from Texas Texas Democrats Texas lawyers People associated with Baker Botts 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American lawyers