granted because Continental Connector owned a trucking company which employed teamsters who had contributed to the pension fund. Shenker criticized the pension fund's reasoning, saying that Continental Connector had already divested itself of ownership in the trucking company. A second tower, rising 17 stories, eventually opened in 1979. In 1980, members of the Colombo crime family received comped stays at the resort. Later years Wyman died of cancer in June 1978, and gaming at the Dunes was halted for two minutes in his honor. In 1979, Continental Connector was renamed Dunes Hotels and Casinos Inc., amid plans for a second Dunes resort in Atlantic City. Riddle died in 1980, and Shenker suffered a heart attack that year, prompting him to seriously consider selling the Dunes. In 1982, the resort added a second casino building, known as the Oasis Casino. In December 1982, it was announced that the resort would be sold to brothers Stuart and Clifford Perlman for $185 million, which would include the assumption of $105 million in debt. The Perlmans provided a $10 million loan to prevent the Dunes from being seized by the Internal Revenue Service, but later backed out of the purchase after learning that the debt would be $20 million more than initially expected. Circus Circus Enterprises subsequently considered a purchase, as did Golden Nugget chairman Steve Wynn, who made a $115 million offer. In May 1984, the Dunes was sold to John Anderson, a farmer in Davis, California who also owned the Maxim hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Shenker maintained a 26-percent stake. M&R filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 1985. Later that month, Wynn made another $115 million offer, which was rejected by Anderson and Shenker, deeming it too low and valuing the Dunes at $143.5 million. Numerous other offers would be made over the next two years, including one by New York businessman Donald Trump. Blumenfeld Properties, a Philadelphia real estate development company, made a $145.5 million offer for the Dunes, but ultimately did not purchase the resort. Burton Cohen was named as the resort's president in January 1986, following the departure of its previous president. Financial firm EF Hutton eventually formed a partnership that was interested in purchasing the Dunes, while a separate group led by Kerkorian was also in discussions. Talks with the two prospective buyers ended in February 1987, without a deal. Shortly thereafter, Texas-based lender Southmark Corporation purchased