▁Mar ling ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁C ath le en ▁H . ▁Nash . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁Mar ling ▁formerly ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁C yn th ia ▁Wood s ▁Mitchell ▁Pav il ion ▁and ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Hermann ▁Health ▁System . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁vice ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Way ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁as ▁its ▁chairman ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Heart ▁Association ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Texas ▁Bank ers ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁by ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Political ▁contributions ▁According ▁to ▁Ins ider ▁G ov , ▁Mar ling ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁don or ▁to ▁Republican ▁polit icians , ▁having ▁don ated ▁US $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁Club ▁for ▁G row th ▁and ▁over ▁US $ 3 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Republican ▁Cong r essional ▁Committee . ▁He ▁also ▁don ated ▁US $ 3 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁and ▁US $ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁Ted ▁Cruz , ▁including ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Mar ling ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Kim ber ly ▁Ann ▁Mar ling . ▁They ▁have ▁three ▁children .