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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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| 6 | 7 | | cause for celebration, and preventive medicine pioneer Dr. Kenneth |
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| 7 | 8 | | H. Cooper is marking this significant milestone in his life on March |
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| 8 | 9 | | 4, 2021; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in Oklahoma City in 1931, Kenneth Cooper |
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| 10 | 11 | | completed both his bachelor's degree and medical degree at the |
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| 11 | 12 | | University of Oklahoma and earned a master's degree from the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Harvard University School of Public Health; he served in the U.S. |
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| 13 | 14 | | Army and Air Force for 13 years as a flight surgeon and as director |
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| 14 | 15 | | of the Aerospace Medical Laboratory in San Antonio; working with |
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| 15 | 16 | | NASA, he helped create programs to keep astronauts in strong |
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| 16 | 17 | | condition; he also developed fitness tests still in use today by |
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| 17 | 18 | | military organizations and others across the country; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Cooper wrote a bestseller, Aerobics, that |
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| 19 | 20 | | introduced a new word to the popular lexicon in 1968 and spurred |
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| 20 | 21 | | interest in disease prevention through exercise; two years later, |
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| 21 | 22 | | he left the military to focus on the relationship between |
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| 22 | 23 | | cardiovascular fitness and health and longevity, and he trained the |
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| 23 | 24 | | Brazilian soccer team, which won the World Cup that year; as the |
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| 24 | 25 | | founder of The Cooper Institute and the Cooper Fitness Center in |
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| 25 | 26 | | Dallas, he has worked tirelessly for decades to combat the |
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| 26 | 27 | | childhood obesity epidemic and other health problems caused by poor |
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| 27 | 28 | | diets and inactivity; he has lectured in more than 50 countries, and |
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| 28 | 29 | | he has published numerous popular books; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Cooper has trademarked a 90-day, 8-step plan to |
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| 30 | 31 | | live better both sooner and later, and he encourages Texans to "Get |
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| 31 | 32 | | Cooperized" by maintaining a healthy weight, making healthy food |
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| 32 | 33 | | choices most of the time, exercising most days of the week, taking |
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| 33 | 34 | | the right supplements, not using tobacco, controlling alcohol |
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| 34 | 35 | | usage, managing stress, and getting a regular comprehensive |
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| 35 | 36 | | physical exam; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Cooper enjoys the love and |
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| 37 | 38 | | support of his wife, Millie; they take great pride in their |
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| 38 | 39 | | daughter, Berkley, their son, Tyler, and their five grandchildren; |
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| 39 | 40 | | and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Cooper has made profound contributions to |
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| 41 | 42 | | the field of preventive medicine, and he may indeed reflect with |
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| 42 | 43 | | pride on his important work in helping people live longer and |
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| 43 | 44 | | healthier lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper on the |
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| 46 | 47 | | occasion of his 90th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 47 | 48 | | for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for Dr. Cooper as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 50 | 51 | | House of Representatives. |
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