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1	1	H.R. No. 2034
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, M. Cass Wheeler retired as chief executive officer
6	6	of the American Heart Association in 2008, concluding a
7	7	distinguished tenure with the organization that spanned 35 years;
8	8	and
9	9	WHEREAS, A native Texan, Cass Wheeler studied business at The
10	10	University of Texas at Austin, and after graduation, he worked for
11	11	the American Cancer Society and also as a stockbroker in Dallas; in
12	12	1973, Mr. Wheeler joined the Texas affiliate of the American Heart
13	13	Association, where he became vice president for field operations
14	14	and later executive vice president, and in 1982, he made the
15	15	transition to the organization's National Center in Dallas as its
16	16	chief operating officer; by 1996, he was named senior vice
17	17	president for field operations, and the following year he took on
18	18	the role of CEO; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Under the skilled leadership of Mr. Wheeler, the
20	20	association merged its 56 state and metropolitan affiliates into
21	21	eight regions, adopting a single corporate structure, and its
22	22	revenue increased by $250 million; moreover, Mr. Wheeler oversaw
23	23	several new initiatives, including the Go Red For Women campaign to
24	24	raise awareness about heart disease, the Power to End Stroke
25	25	targeted at African Americans, and the Alliance for a Healthier
26	26	Generation, a partnership with the William J. Clinton Foundation
27	27	aimed at fighting childhood obesity; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Mr. Wheeler
29	29	published the book, You've Gotta Have Heart: Achieving Purpose
30	30	Beyond Profit in the Social Sector, and he was active on the boards
31	31	of the National Human Services Assembly, the Partnership for
32	32	Prevention, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the Independent
33	33	Sector, and Research!America; in addition, he was a member of
34	34	various committees for the American Society of Association
35	35	Executives, a board chair of the National Health Council, and a
36	36	co-convener of the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, and he was
37	37	appointed by former President Clinton to serve on the Commission on
38	38	Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco
39	39	Production While Protecting Public Health; and
40	40	WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, Mr. Wheeler was
41	41	asked to carry the Olympic torch as it traveled through Dallas
42	42	before the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, and he was given the
43	43	Essence of Leadership Award for Excellence in National Executive
44	44	Leadership from the National Human Services Assembly; he was also
45	45	included in the NonProfit Times Power and Influence Top 50 list for
46	46	three years in a row beginning in 2006, and he has been a guest
47	47	lecturer and speaker at Harvard University, UT Dallas, the
48	48	Georgetown University Law Center, the University of Mississippi,
49	49	and UT Austin; and
50	50	WHEREAS, Today Mr. Wheeler continues to participate on the
51	51	boards of the American Legacy Foundation and the Paul G. Rogers
52	52	Society for Global Health Research and on the advisory committees
53	53	of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education and
54	54	the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; he has also
55	55	launched a consulting practice, and he resides in Walburg with his
56	56	wife, DeLisa, and their family; and
57	57	WHEREAS, With the utmost dedication and a genuine concern for
58	58	his fellow citizens, Cass Wheeler has made lasting contributions to
59	59	the American Heart Association and to the entire nonprofit
60	60	industry, and he has garnered the respect and admiration of all who
61	61	are fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it
62	62	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
63	63	Legislature hereby honor M. Cass Wheeler on his outstanding career
64	64	and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and
65	65	happiness; and, be it further
66	66	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
67	67	prepared for Mr. Wheeler as an expression of high regard by the
68	68	Texas House of Representatives.
69	69	Crownover
70	70	______________________________
71	71	Speaker of the House
72	72	I certify that H.R. No. 2034 was adopted by the House on May
73	73	19, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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75	75	Chief Clerk of the House