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About Our Founder

NORMAN KRONICK

Norman Kronick was a dedicated real estate developer and investor for more than sixty years, deeply passionate about both his work and the relationships he built along the way.

Born in Oakland, California in 1928 to Jewish immigrant grandparents from Russia, Norman spent his childhood in Los Angeles and Honolulu. He attended the University of Georgia and proudly served in the U.S. Army for two years.

Upon returning to Honolulu, Norman joined his father, Harry Kronick, and his mentor and long-time business partner, Louis Dulien, in the development of commercial real estate and a low-income apartment complex near the Pearl Harbor submarine base. He expanded his ventures into commercial office and warehouse properties in Hawaii, and later, in Texas in the early 1990s. In 1997, after purchasing Riverbend Business Park in northeast Fort Worth, Norman and his wife Dorothy relocated to the city. He continued to live and work in Fort Worth until his passing in 2010.

Norman’s deep compassion for those less fortunate led him to serve on the board of directors of the Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB). In the final years of his life, Norman became a key benefactor of TAFB, as well as several other local nonprofits serving the hungry and homeless. True to his humble nature, he insisted on remaining anonymous, known only to a few key individuals.

When creating his foundation, Norman chose to keep the same low-profile approach, naming it The Fort Worth Foundation in honor of the city he had come to love. His goal was to ensure that the Foundation would serve the citizens of Fort Worth and the surrounding North Texas area in perpetuity.