In addition to his work to improve the San Antonio River Walk, Straus served on numerous civic and nonprofit boards and commissions.
David Straus II, a decorated military officer, veteran of three wars and a local businessman who helped make the San Antonio River Walk the most visited attraction in Texas, died May 28. He was 98.
“He served on a number of boards and he was active — he didn’t take a passive role in any of them,” Straus said. After graduating from the Texas Military Institute, he attended Dartmouth College until 1943 when he enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 19. Straus fought in the Okinawa campaign, a major battle waged in the Pacific during World War II. Soon after, he was sent to China to aid that country in protecting a railway during a civil war.
Returning home to San Antonio, Straus became the third generation to lead the Straus-Frank Co., a wholesale distribution business started by his grandfather in 1870. Straus worked with the company for more than 58 years while also becoming involved in businesses ranging from farming and ranching to restaurants, banking and real estate development.
It was Straus who financed the development of a prototype for the first river barge, inviting the mayor and City Council members to a lunch served by the Casa Rio restaurant on the barge.
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