In MeMorIaM - Texas Heart Institute

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Volume 9
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A Message from Dr. James T. Willerson
President of the Texas Heart Institute
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n the last issue of Texas
Heart Institute Update, I wrote
about the great privilege and
responsibility it is to follow in
the footsteps of Dr. Denton
A. Cooley. I also outlined
our vision for THI in the
future, including our plan:
1) to work with physicians,
educators, scientists, patients,
and supporters to enable THI at SLEH to make seminally
important contributions in discovery, education, and treatment
that relieve suffering and improve the health of the patients
we see, and ultimately to prevent cardiovascular disease
worldwide; 2) to strengthen collaborations in the Texas
Medical Center, the State of Texas, (continued on page 4)
Donor Highlight
Houston Endowment
Houston Endowment, which was established by Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones in 1937 to improve life for the
people of the greater Houston area, has donated more than $1.4 billion ($2.5 billion in current dollars) to
charitable organizations and educational institutions “to help fulfill their vision of a vibrant community where
the opportunity to thrive is available to all.” The Texas Heart Institute (THI) was the grateful beneficiary of
a $2 million grant in December 2008 to recruit scientists to enhance cardiology and adult, human stem cell
research. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Jones for their vision and generosity, and we thank the fine people
at Houston Endowment for their careful and thoughtful stewardship of the Jones’s legacy.
In Memoriam
Walter Cronkite
T
he Texas
Heart Institute
(THI)) joins the
nation and the
world in mourning
the death of Walter
Cronkite. His contributions to
broadcast journalism are
legendary. As reported on the
CBS Evening News, “He broke
the news of the Kennedy
assassination, reported extensively
on Vietnam and Civil Rights and
Watergate, and seemed to be the
very embodiment of TV
journalism.” Mr. Cronkite had a
special affinity with THI. In
1995, he became the third
recipient of The Denton A.
Cooley Leadership Award and he
was a member of THI’s National
Advisory Council. He will
always be remembered with
fondness and respect.
Texas Heart Institute
at St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital Improves
Ranking Among Top
Heart Centers
See Page 35
leadership Additions to the Texas Heart Institute
T
he Texas Heart Institute (THI) welcomes Lindsay Holstead, Julius Glickman, Frank
Hevrdejs, Dr. Larry R. Kaiser, and Frank Zeidman to its Board of Trustees, and Mr. William
Farish as an Honorary Trustee. The role of the Board of Trustees and Honorary Trustees is to
establish an environment that will allow scientists, physicians, and support personnel to work at
their highest capacity, and to build informed and steady support for the Texas Heart Institute.
We are very proud of these additions to the THI Board.
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Lindsay Hol s tead
Fr ank J. Hevrdejs
Julius Glickman
Fred S. Zeidman
L arry R. Kaiser, M.D.
William S. Farish
Lindsay Holstead is a native Houstonian who comes from a
long tradition of giving back to the community. She graduated
from Southern Methodist University in 1992 with a Bachelor
of Arts degree. Mrs. Holstead is a past board member of
the Museum of Natural Science, Miller Outdoor Theater,
Bayou Bend, and the Childress Foundation. She currently sits
on the advisory boards of Dress for Success and Friends of
Nursing. She is also a member of Cattle Barons and the Junior
League of Houston. She has chaired The Museum of Fine
Arts Grand Gala, The Museum of Fine Arts Gala Luncheon,
The Museum of Natural Science “Butterfly Flutter” and the
Communities in Schools Gala. She is married to Rand
Holstead, and they have two daughters, ages 7 and 9.
Frank J. Hevrdejs, who co-founded The Sterling Group
in 1982, serves as Chairman and Partner. Throughout the
Sterling history, he has been involved in all aspects of the
firm, and has led many of the firm’s successful investments.
He currently serves on the board of CST Industries, and he
has served on the boards of numerous portfolio companies
over the years, including HydroChem, Mail-Well, and Purina
Mills. Prior to the founding of Sterling, Mr. Hevrdejs was a
Senior Vice President at the mergers and acquisitions firm,
McLaughlin Associates. In the 1970s, he was an executive
at Baker International Corporation (now Baker Hughes)
and with Deloitte Haskins & Sells. He earned his B.S. in
accounting from California State University. Mr. Hevrdejs
is a Life Trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Julius Glickman, who received his undergraduate and
law degrees from The University of Texas (UT), is the
Managing Partner of Glickman, Carter & Bachynsky, L.L.P.
Among his numerous civic honors are the Leon Jaworski
Award for Community Service for his unselfish civic and
charitable endeavors, and the Pro Bene Meritis Award,
which is the highest recognition from the UT
Austin College of Liberal Arts. He is continually listed in
The Best Lawyers in America and in Who’s Who in American
Law. Among his community activities, both current and
previous, are service to the UT System, including the
Blanton Museum Council, the Chancellor’s Council,
the Commission of 125; Humanities Texas; and ChairUT System Development Board; the Association for
Community Television; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston;
Houston Symphony; Big Brothers; Episcopal High
School; and Greater Houston YMCA.
Fred S. Zeidman currently is serving his second term as
Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,
a position to which he was appointed by President George W.
Bush. A prominent Houston based business and civic leader,
Mr. Zeidman also serves as Vice Chairman of the University
of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Development
Board, Chairman of the Board of SulphCo Inc., Chief
Restructuring Officer of Transmeridian Exploration, Inc.
and Bankruptcy Trustee of AremisSoft Corp. Over the past
five years, he has also served as Chairman of the Board of
Seitel, Inc., and Interim President of Nova BioFuels, Inc. Mr.
Zeidman also serves on the Board of Compact Power, Inc. in
Ft. Mill., SC., and Prosperity Bank in Houston.
Larry R. Kaiser, M.D., became the fifth President of The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
(UTHSC-H) on August 1, 2008. He succeeded Dr. James
T. Willerson, now President and Medical Director of the
Texas Heart Institute. Dr. Kaiser came to UTHSC-H from
the University of Pennsylvania Health System, where he was
the Surgeon-in-Chief, the John Rhea Barton Professor and
Chairman of the Department of Surgery. After earning his
medical degree from Tulane University, he completed his
internship and residency at the University of California in
Los Angeles. Upon completion, he joined the faculty on the
Thoracic Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
He was recruited to Washington University Medical School
in 1988 and joined the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.
He is the author of 250 original papers and is the author or
co-author of 13 books. He has also been listed in Best Doctors
in America.
William S. Farish is an Honorary Trustee of the Texas Heart
Institute (THI). Mr. Farish is President of W. S. Farish and
Company and President of William Stamps Farish Fund.
Currently, he is on the Board of Directors of VAALCO
Energy and the Markey Cancer Center at the University of
Kentucky, and he is a Trustee and Director of Keeneland
Association, Inc. Mr. Farish, an alumnus of the University of
Virginia, served as Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s
from July, 2001 to July, 2004, and he is also former Chairman
of the Board of Churchill Downs Incorporated. Previous
community activities include Chairman of the Houston Parks
Board, the Board of the National Urban League-Houston
chapter, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and
Transylvania University. He is a recipient of the Henry Clay
Medal, and in 2008, he was elected to the Kentucky Athletic
Hall of Fame. Mr. Farish and the other trustees of the William
Stamps Farish Fund recently approved a very generous
$1 million grant to THI (see Donor Highlight on page 4)
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A message from Dr. James t. willerson (continued from cover)
and our relationship with The University of Texas System (UTS)
and its component institutions; 3) to forge new international
relationships; 4) to broaden and strengthen the THI Board of
Trustees; and 5) to enhance the raising of philanthropic dollars
and to increase our grant support for research and education.
Thanks to the interest and support of the people and
organizations listed in this issue of Texas Heart Institute Update,
we are expanding our efforts on a number of these fronts. For
example, we have strengthened our programs in adult, human
stem cell research, which offers hope to the almost six million
Americans who have congestive heart failure, a progressive and
eventually fatal form of cardiovascular disease that affects the
pumping ability of the heart. Approximately half of these patients
die within five years after receiving a diagnosis of severe heart failure.
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Gifts
lbert and
Margaret Alkek
Foundation
pledged $1
million to establish
the Albert and
Margaret Alkek
Foundation Project
Heart Endowment
to enable the ongoing
updating and enhancement
of lesson-plan content about the
heart, healthy eating and active
lifestyles for grades K through
6. Information about Project
Heart can be found at www.
texasheart.org.
The John S.
Dunn Research
Foundation
pledged $1 million
to develop a total
artificial heart (TAH)
from 2 continuous-flow
pumps. This TAH would
be used to replace the natural
hearts of patients who are dying
of end-stage heart failure.
THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. William Clay
Ford, who made a very
handsome gift to the Texas
Heart Institute at St. Luke’s
Episcopal Hospital – The Denton A.
Cooley Building, pledged (continued on back page)
Facing the Future with the Strengths of Our Past
Texas Heart Institute Notes 45th Anniversary
L
ast month, on Friday, August 3, 2007,
the Texas Heart Institute marked its 45th
anniversary. Since its visionary founding
by Dr. Cooley in 1962, the Texas Heart
Institute has been home to improvements in heart transplantation, surgical
techniques and mechanical assist devices
that have offered hope to people in Texas,
across the United States and around the world.
(continued on page 18)
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adly, the city of Houston,
the state of Texas and the
nation lost two outstanding
citizens recently. Dr. John P.
McGovern was internationally
known as a distinguished
American physician,
philanthropist, humanitarian,
and scholar. Professional
societies, government
agencies, universities, and
foreign countries formally
recognized his vision,
leadership, integrity, character,
and achievements. He was
the founder of the McGovern
Allergy and Asthma Clinic
in Houston, Texas, President
of the Board of the John
P. McGovern Foundation
and the McGovern Fund,
and namesake of the John
P. McGovern Historical
Collections and Research
Center of the Houston
Academy of Medicine - Texas
Medical Center Library and
The John P. McGovern Texas
Medical Center Commons,
among others. We at the
Texas Heart Institute were
gratified to call him a friend
and benefactor.
(continued on back page)
Stem cells are “generic” cells that can regenerate themselves and develop into specialized cells,
such as cardiac cells. In stem cell therapy today, stem cells are typically removed from another part
of the patient’s body—usually the bone marrow or the blood, both of which contain a variety of
stem cell types. The cells are then transplanted into the heart, where they can lead to the growth of
new heart muscle and blood vessels to replace damaged tissues. We look forward to a future where
we can engineer indifferent cells to become heart stem cells, thereby ensuring an off-the-shelf
supply of stem cells that are available to repair and regenerate the heart and other organs.
Richard Dixon, Ph.D., joined THI at SLEH as director of the Wafic Said Molecular Cardiology
Research Laboratories. Dr. Dixon came to THI from Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Houston
drug-discovery and development company that was purchased by Pfizer, where he served as Senior
Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Dixon and his team are working to
develop methods for controlling stem cell movement that can be used to repair damaged heart
tissue and to identify new stem cell populations that will
Donor Highlight
enhance tissue repair.
T he W i l l i a m S ta m p s F a r i s h F u n d
Recently, Mr. Will Farish, President of The William
Stamps Farish Fund, sent a letter to THI President
Dr. James T. Willerson to inform him of a $1
million pledge to the Texas Heart Institute (THI).
Accompanying the check was the first of four
installments in the amount of $250,000. This is
not the first time that THI has benefited from the
generosity of The William Stamps Farish Fund and its
trustees, Mr. Farish, Cornelia Gerry Corbett, and Laura
Farish Chadwick. We wish to convey our heartfelt
gratitude for their perceptive understanding of THI’s
needs and their generous assistance.
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Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., Chair of the Department
of Cardiology at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center and already a key collaborator in THI’s stem
cell research efforts, moved into laboratory facilities at THI
at SLEH. Dr. Yeh’s world-renowned research includes the
discovery of three novel biochemical pathways that have
revolutionized the understanding of the cell cycle progression
and cell signaling. Among Dr. Yeh’s and his team’s efforts are
the identification of the mechanisms that allow adult, human
stem cells to produce new heart muscle cells.
Robert J. Schwartz, Ph.D., joined THI at SLEH as
Director of Stem Cell Engineering and Co-Director of the
Heart Failure and Stem Cell Research Laboratories at THI. He
is also Professor and Director of the Molecular Development
and Disease Center, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University
System Health Science Center. Dr. Schwartz is widely recognized for his research on the
developmental and genetic aspects of congenital heart disease. His studies have focused
on the regulation and function of genes that are involved in the development of the
heart. Using his knowledge of cardiogenesis, Dr. Schwartz has sought to develop ways
of generating new heart cells for diseased or damaged hearts.
Under the direction of Dr. O. H. Frazier, Chief of Cardiopulmonary
Transplantation, Chief of The Center for Cardiac Support and Director of Surgical
Research at THI, and Director of Transplant Service at SLEH, translational (from
the laboratory to the bedside) research in the development of mechanical circulatory
support devices continues. Physician scientists at THI have amassed the world’s most
extensive experience in the development and use of heart assist devices to help patients
with severe heart failure. More than 700 patients have
received such devices at THI since the research program
began. Current efforts, supported by a grant from the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), are directed to
the development of a total artificial heart (TAH) that
produces continuous, pulseless blood flow. The new
TAH will be an important advance over current heart
replacement devices. It will be more durable (lasting for
at least 10 years without needing replacement), and its size
will allow it to be implanted in small adults and children.
Our scientific journal, THI Journal, and scientific
bulletin, HeartWatch, are now reaching more health care
professionals—45,000—nationally and internationally,
and we are making certain that cardiovascular physicians stay abreast of the most recent
developments through symposia and continuing medical education programs available
on the THI website (www.texasheart.org).
A First Amended Affiliation Agreement with The University
of Texas System that provides enhanced cooperation in research
and education was signed in May 2009. The purpose of the
amended agreement is to strengthen the collaborative effort begun
in December 2004 by pursuing common interests in research and
education relating to cardiovascular disease, including: (1) aligning
efforts in the recruitment of world-class scientists and cardiac
specialists; (2) expanding joint cardiovascular research opportunities
at THI and the University of Texas Health Science Center at
Houston (UTHSC-H), and other University of Texas institutions;
and (3) cooperating in international efforts in cardiovascular
education and research. We recently learned that THI will receive
$2.5 million for each of the next two years for its adult stem cell
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A message from Dr. James t. willerson (continued from page 5)
work from the State of Texas. We are very grateful to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Speaker Joe
Straus, and Jim Pitts, Representative and Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee,
for helping THI with this very important financial support.
It is essential that THI at SLEH be a good world citizen and share its expertise
internationally. We are exploring potential partnerships in education, research, and patient care
worldwide with a focus on the Middle East, the Pacific Rim, and South America presently.
There have been 18 additions to the THI Board of Trustees and 10 additions to the
new category of Honorary Trustee. The additions have been profiled in previous issues of
Texas Heart Institute Update and the most recent additions are profiled in this issue. These
ladies and gentlemen are bringing new talents and perspectives, and are enhancing
decision-making processes for THI.
It is very important for THI to have a daily effort to increase
awareness and raise financial support for its missions. We are building a
dedicated program in Development and Public Affairs for THI. The new
Development & Public Affairs team will be directed by Ms. Irene Helsinger
in her role as Executive Vice President and COO of THI, who transitioned
from the St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System (SLEHS), where she most
recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer.
Her responsibilities over her 21-year association with SLEHS included Human
Resources, Corporate Communications, International Marketing, and Philanthropy.
In the July 21, 2009, issue of U.S.News & World Report, also online at www.usnews.com,
THI at SLEH is ranked among the top ten cardiovascular centers for the 19th consecutive
year. This year’s ranking is number 5, up from number 7 a year ago. Among the almost
4,900 hospitals in the nation, only 174 were of high-enough quality to be ranked in even a
single specialty this year. We are very grateful to all of the doctors, scientists, nurses, support
staff, and all of our friends whose work has made this possible. We are extremely grateful to
the governing boards of THI and SLEH for their consistent support, encouragement, and
leadership on our behalf.
We are constantly striving to improve the content
on the THI website.
Recent improvements
include Ask a Texas
Heart Institute Doctor
(www.texasheart.org/
heartdoctor.), where
physician members of
the Texas Heart Institute (THI) Professional Staff
answer questions to provide the public with a
better understanding of the prevention, diagnosis
Donor Highlight
F r e d e r i c k W e i s s m a n , M.D .
Dr. Weissman has been featured previously in a Donor
Highlight, but an additional distribution from his estate
in the amount of $1.6 million warrants another richly
deserved tribute to this extraordinary gentleman. His
giving, which dates back to 1986 and now totals more
than $4 million, included annual gifts, membership
in The Cooley Circle, support of The Denton A. Cooley
Leadership Award, and, of course, provisions for THI in
his estate. We are very grateful.
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and treatment of
cardiovascular
diseases. This new
program ranks very
high on Internet
search engines. For
example, on a recent
search on Google, Ask
a Texas Heart Institute
Doctor was 1, 2, 4, and 5
out of 24 million results.
On Yahoo, it was 1, 2, 3,
and 4 out of 83.5 million
results. More than 400
questions and answers
have now been posted on
the THI website.
I am also
communicating, Heart to
Heart, every two months
with friends and supporters
of the Texas Heart Institute at
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
about advancements in the
prevention and treatment of
cardiovascular disease, and
ways to reduce the risks of
cardiovascular disease through
healthful lifestyles, medications,
and in some cases, other
interventions. The second Heart
to Heart focused on our research
efforts to use adult stem cells to
prevent disease before it develops.
In addition, periodic news updates,
Take to Heart - News Updates from the
Texas Heart Institute, are available on
our website. You can also receive
Heart to Heart and Take to Heart via
e-mail by signing up at
www.texasheart.org/news.
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A message from Dr. James t. willerson (continued from page 7)
While this does not review all that has been accomplished in the last 11 months at THI, I hope
that it emphasizes the critical importance of your ongoing involvement with THI as advisers
and supporters in any manner that you can. We are making progress, and our best efforts will
continue until we can prevent the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases and
provide more effective treatments than exist today.
We are deeply grateful for your interest and support.
With gratitude and respect,
James T. Willerson, M.D.
Your E-mail Address Will Help us Save
Hearts and Trees
H
eart to Heart, monthly
communications
from Dr. James T.
Willerson, THI President
and Medical Director, about
advances in cardiovascular
disease and healthful lifestyles,
and Take to Heart - News Updates
from the Texas Heart Institute, are
now available via e-mail. Please
help us save hearts and trees by providing us
with your e-mail address. You can sign up online
at www.texasheart.org/news.
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our gifts, from August 1,
2008 through May 31,
2009, enabled us to take new
initiatives in research, to provide
educational opportunities
for young heart specialists,
and to teach people how to
live healthier lives. We salute
your generosity and loyalty,
which allow us to achieve vital
margins of excellence and to
advance the programs against
cardiovascular disease.
EDUCATION
Ablation Frontiers
Astellas
Biosense Webster, Inc.
Boston Scientific SCIMED
Dr. James C. Browne
CardiacAssist, Inc.
CircuLite, Inc.
Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular
Surgical Society
Expression Diagnostics, Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline
HeartWare, Inc.
Mr. Jerry Kidd
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Lawlis
Levitronix LLC
Medtronic, Inc.
NMT Medical Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Spectranetics
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
Thoratec Laboratories Corporation
Woolsthorpe, LLC
ENDOWMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Cordera
Mr. Arthur Fishbein
Elva J. Johnston Foundation
Neustadt Charitable Foundation No. S2
Mr. Pearce H. Shanks, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. John T. Watson
GREATEST NEED/SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITIES
Ms. Marie C. Adams
Mr. Walter H. Allen
Mrs. Lisbeth Alvis
American Express Foundation
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Mr. John A. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Antes
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold, Jr.
Dr. Abe Attrep
Mr. and Mrs. Gervais Authement
Bank of America United Way Campaign
Mr. Bill Bartos
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Baughman
Ms. Ethel Beaver
Mr. York I. Bennett
Mrs. Lawrence A. Bertetti
Ms. Rosalie Biano
Mr. C. A. Blackburn
Mr.
and
Mrs. Perrin White
Out of gratitude for the care Mr. White received
from THI President Dr. James T. Willerson, Mr.
and Mrs. Perrin White began their support of
Dr. Willerson’s efforts in adult, human stem cell
research in 2005. In a note accompanying a
recent substantial donation, Mr. White wrote to
thank Dr. Willerson for the care he received, to
indicate that he planned to continue his support,
and that he was glad to help. Those wonderful
sentiments, eloquently expressed by Mr. White,
are representative of the comments we hear from
many of our donors. It is they who merit our
gratitude for enabling us to advance the progress
against cardiovascular disease.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Inc.
Blue Corps Employee Volunteer Program
Mr. and Mrs. Jan K. Bogard
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bond
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Borgsteadt
Ms. Shirley Brandt
Mr. James J. Breslin
Mr. James H. Brewster
Ms. Elaine Amacker Bridges
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Broocks
Mr. Larry T. Broughton
The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Sam Burkett
Mr. Thomas F. Calhoon, III
Mr. Richard J. Callaway
Mr. and Mrs. David Cannon
The Caring for Children Foundation
of Texas, Inc.
Ms. Cynthia Carson
Mr. Daniel A. Cerny
Mr. and Mrs. Leon K. Clarke
Mr. Calvin L. Class
Mr. Kenneth W. Clower
Ms. Gwendelyn J. Clyatt
Mr. Arthur W. Cole
Mrs. Deanna D. Cooke
Mr. Hardtner L. Coon
Mr. Charles H. Corley
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Mr. Kenneth Cummings
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Daugherty
Joe E. Davis Foundation
The Charles & Melissa Davis Foundation
Mr. Anthony DeFeo
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. DeNicola
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Denner
Mr. Samuel R. Dodson, III
Mr. and Mrs. Kishor D. Doshi
Mr. Leonard L. Drury
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ducote
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Dupont
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Ebert, Jr.
Mr. Ramsay M. Elder
The Ellwood Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Emr
Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Erbs
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Fallek
Ms. Yolanda Farra
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Ferentchak
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ferrell
Mr. Robert S. Fertitta
Mr. Frederick G. Fischer
Ms. Lynn Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Foerster
The Fondren Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Jerry J. Foote
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Fortenberry
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fox
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Francisco
Robert Kyle and LoRee Rawson Franklin,
Jr. Family
Mr. Michael Franks
Reverend Walter V. French
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Gallien
Mr. and Mrs. James Garland
Mr. James T. Garrett, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Gautschi
Mr. and Mrs. David Gelperin
Dr. and Mrs. N. Martin Giesecke
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Glass
Mrs. Clare Glassell
Mr. Michael L. Glaze
Mr. Robert D. Groover
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hafele
Halliburton Company
Participating Employees
Thomas Clark
Henry Jazdzewski
Stephen lane Kullerd
Christopher Sumers
Hughes Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Harzke
Dr. and Mrs. R. Southey Hays
Mr. Victor P. Head
Mrs. Joan M. Hecht
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hegar
Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Helgason
Heinz Hermann, M.D.
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Texas Heart Contributors (continued from page 9)
Mrs. Eleanor M. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hitchcock
Mr. Don D. Hobbs
Ms. Margo Holquin
Doug and Dian Huddle
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Gene Huebel
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hussey
International Longshoremen’s Association
Mr. Mermod C. Jaccard, Jr.
Mr. Raymond James
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Janda
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Janica
Mr. Roy A. Johlke
Ms. Dorothy L. Johnson
Mr. Howard A. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Johnson
Mr. Harold D. Jones
Mr. James M. Jordan
Mr. Brooks P. Julian
Kansas Kiwanis Foundation, Inc.
KBR
Participating employee
Mr. James Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Keeland
Gaye and John Kelsey Foundation
Mr. Edward T. Kiernan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. King
KLA Tencor Corporation
Mr. Daniel T. Klebek
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Klingensmith
Mr. and Mrs. Josef Korngruen
Mr. and Mrs. Anton L. Kostak
Mr. Norman J. Kritz
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Kruger
Mr. Phillip J. Lane
Ms. Tracey Larsen
Mr. Toi V. Le
The Lester Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lindquist
Mr. Michael C. Linn
Mrs. Edith L. Little
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Livingston
Estate of Patricia M. Lucas
Mrs. Rosemary K. Lykos
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. MacFarland
Ms. Johnetta Malekaslani
Mr. William Mandell
Mr. Dale L. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Marzio
Mrs. Bonnie J. Matzat
Mrs. Karen Mayell
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Mayes
Mr. Pierre C. McCarble
Mr. Sean McCloskey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. McCord
Mr. and Mrs. Will D. McCrocklin
Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. McKeown
Mr. Charles D. McMurrey
Mr. and Mrs. James D. McMurrey, Jr.
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Ms. Lily Lou McMurrey
Mr. and Mrs. William T. McNair
Ms. Mary G. McWhirter
Mrs. Maxine Meadows
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mehrens
Mr. Edmond Melkomian
Ms. Rita D. Michel
Mr. Walter M. Moede
Mr. Hilmar G. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Moore
The Estate of Louise Jarrett Moran
Mr. and Mrs. S. Reed Morian
Ms. Betty Jean Morris
Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols
Mr. Joe W. Norris
Mr. Robert W. Ogg
Ms. Angela Olivo
Oshman Foundation
Mr. Scott F. Partridge
Ms. Carolyn W. Payne
Mr. Houston K. Payne
Mr. Paul A. Pemberton
Ms. Rose M. Perez
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Perry
Mrs. Joyce M. Pinkerton
Mr. and Mrs. Cullen Plaag
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Posey
Potsdam Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. E. Dewayne Prosser
Mr. and Mrs. Ray G. Quast
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Radvansky
Mr. and Mrs. Risher Randall
Randall’s Food Markets, Inc.
Ms. Janet Rasmussen
Ms. Gerta L. Reddrick
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Reese
Mr. and Mrs. John Riedmueller
Professor Jean M. Romig
Estate of Dorothy H. Rothschild
Mr. Thomas A. Roupe
Aqueduct Capital Group, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Sigurd Carl Sandzen, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Sarofim
Mr. Sidney Schwartz
Mr. Nirav Shah
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Shannon, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Shaw
Mr. Andrew P. Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Shelden
Mrs. Gloria Shouse
Mr. Richard L. Simon
Mr. William P. Skinner
Mr. Harold L. Smith
Estate of Jean Cummins Smith
Mr. John S. Smith
Mr. John Treanor Smith
Mr. Charles V. Sorrels
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spatz
Mr. Richard Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Billy E. Stallworth
The Stanton Foundation
Mr. Steven C. Stryker
Mr. Christopher Sumers
Surgical Associates of Texas, P.A.
Denton A. Cooley, M.D.
J. Michael Duncan, M.D.
O. H. Frazier, M.D.
Igor Gregoric, M.D.
Charles H. Hallman, M.D.
James J. Livesay, M.D.
David A. Ott, M.D.
George J. Reul, M.D.
Ross M. Reul, M.D.
Mrs. Joan B. Sylvetsky
Mr. Jason Taibel
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Teater
Estate of Newton and Wilma Thomas
Mr. Seborn A. Thomas
Ms. Grace C. Trimm
Mr. and Mrs. Gene L. Tromblee
Dr. Martha H. Tyson
Mr. Michael Urban
Mrs. Mary S. Vasquez
Mr. Malcolm Wayne Veuleman
Mr. Frederick Villamayor
Mrs. Mary Ann C. Vincent
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Vinci
Mr. Wesley Wang
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ward
Ms. Johnell Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Wayland O. Waters
Mr. Thomas H. Weed
The Weems Foundation
Mr. Bernard Weingarten
Mr. Elkins Wetherill
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie D. Whitley
Mr. Robert E. Wickman
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Wilkerson
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Wilkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Williams
Dr. James M. Wilson
Mr. Jim C. Wood
Mr. Andrew Wooley
Mr. Kevin Wu
Mr. Michael G. Wyatt
Ms. Anne Thomas Yager
Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. W. Yap
Mr. Thomas E. York
Mr. and Mrs. Larry V. Young
Mr. John W. Zelenski
Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Zimmermann
RESEARCH
Myles & Sylvia Aaronson Family Fund of the
Houston Jewish Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Abdalla, Jr.
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Alsius Corporation
Mr. Ibrahim Bagci
Mr. H. W. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bigham, III
Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn H. Blum
Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Bowerman
Ms. Frances N. Burks
Mr. Charles D. Cagle
Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Clifton
Mr. Joel Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Dilip J. Dharia
Mrs. Kay Dillard
Endologix, Inc.
EOG Resources, Inc.
Ms. LaJoyce Flanagan
O. H. Frazier, M.D.
Gerber Foundation
Mr. James R. Gracey
Mr. Steven M. Greenberg
The Hamill Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Hanrahan
Mrs. Nancy N. Harrell
Heart Exchange Support Group, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Heironimus
Mr. Ervin P. Hoppens
Mr. Thomas E. Horner
Houston Endowment, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Tom Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Bill J. Kacal
Jerold B. Katz Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent D. Kickerillo
Ms. Elsie E. Kizer
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Klass, Jr.
Mr. E. B. Krider
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Look
Mr. and Mrs. Se Ly
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Marley
Mr. Meyer Marovitz
Ms. Kathy McCain
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. George J. Merriman
Mr. Richard B. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Hernan Montemayor
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moon
Mr. and Mrs. Cesar Morales
Mr. Robert N. Murray
Ms. Kay Y. Nemire
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Nicklos
Mr. Ramesh Parikh
Mr. Luis X. Pena
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Pike
Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Pirner
Ms. Frances Pixley
Ms. Jean Pozin
Mr. Sanjay Raverkar
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Rentz
Mr. E. Jay Rosenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Joel B. Ruby
Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Ruoff
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Mrs. Bessie N. Russum
Mr. A.C. Savoie
Ms. Bessie D. Shanney
Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceuticals Co.
Mr. Wolfgang W. Sidor
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Smith
Mr. Hollis M. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Taylor
Textor Family Foundation
Ms. Delores Thomas
Mr. Anton Trotscher
Mr. Rod Turner
Mrs. Henry J. Tyler
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Vance
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Voyles, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorsel C. White
Mr. and Mrs. Perrin W. White
Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Williams
Mrs. Barbara S. Young
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Zeiders
GIFTS IN KIND
Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long
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J e a n C u mm i n s S m i t h
Earlier this year, we were informed that Jean
Cummins Smith’s will stated that THI should
receive one-half of the net value of her residence.
Mrs. Smith had been a strong and consistent
supporter for many years, and this was yet
another example of her extraordinary generosity.
Several months later, in March 2009, THI received
a check in the amount of $158,000. Our only
wish is that she had informed us of her plans prior
to her death, so that we could have conveyed our
gratitude in person. If you have included THI in
your will, please know that we would be pleased
to hear from you.
IN MEMORY OF
Frank Abbott
Mr. and Mrs. Philip I. McConnell
Patrick Wylie Abbott
Nancy Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Joel M. Levy
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Stanich
Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Adams
Mr. Stephen C. Adams
Guy Allen
Mrs. Merle Myrick Allen
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Millie Allen
Mr. H. Talbot Cooley
Nancy Allmendinger
Dena Houchin
Annette Patterson
Mary and Michael Anzilotti
Ms. Maria E. Anzilotti
Robert Richey Archer
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Petty, Jr.
Chester A. Arthur
Mrs. Dorothy W. Arthur
Edmund J. Babovec
Mrs. Betty Babovec
Margaret Bailes
Mr. and Mrs. J. Aubrey McDaniel
Robert L. Baker
Billye Sears Barlow
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Gregg
Shirley Becker
Mr. and Mrs. Harding S. Frankel
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Katz
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vallone
Henry Bednarowski
Mrs. Mary Bednarowski
Ted Lutcher Bellmont
Mr. John A. Murray, Jr.
Joseph Bernstein
Mrs. Joseph Bernstein
Junior Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Perry L. Crow
Wendell E. Boyce
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Eubanks
Don Braddy
Mr. and Mrs. Garry Redden
Greg Brenham’s Mother
Dr. and Mrs. Gene Burke
David Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Anderson
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Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tate
Ms. Pat Tate
Mr. Roger Tate
Joe Brock
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Layton
Doreen Brockway
Mr. and Mrs. Bob White
Sandra Brown
Mr. Mackie Brown
Elder and Viva Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Luczak
P. Richard Burgdorf
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Blakely
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Blakely
Mildred Irene Bush
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy F. Sass
Richard R. Cadena
Mr. and Mrs. George Casseb
E.B. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Melton V. Smith
Vincent Campo
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Marek
J. O. Terrell Couch
Mrs. Jayne M. Maginnis
Mrs. Eliza Lovett Randall
Alice Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin B. Link
William G. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Paul James
Robert Chaney
Ms. Lillian Curry
Neeson Chauvin
Mrs. Neeson J. Chauvin
Richard L. Christiansen
Tom Ciccoritti
Mrs. Judith M. Ciccoritti
Earl “Pete” L. Creasey
Zachary Scott Crispin
Ms. Sarah Crispin
Ms. Bonnie R. Marcey
Ms. Marylyn Salvin
Jack Crumpler
Ms. Michelle Pata
Ann Armstrong Cunningham
Mr. James E. Cunningham
The Cooley Circle
T
he Cooley Circle is a volunteer organization established to help
assure the Texas Heart Institute’s role as the preeminent facility
of its kind through the active support of leading citizens who
generously contribute $5,000 annually and serve as effective ambassadors.
Mr. and Mrs. (deceased) Myles Aaronson
Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Adler
Joan and Stanford Alexander
Mrs. Margaret Alkek (deceased)
& Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams
Mrs. Doris Fondren Allday
Nancy C. Allen
Mrs. James Anderson, Jr.
The Honorable and Mrs.
Hushang Ansary
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Atlas
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard
The Honorable (deceased) Lloyd M.
and Mrs. Bentsen
Mrs. Thomas Walter Blake
Elaine Amacker Bridges
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Brock, III
Mrs. Jean William Brown
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Dr. and Mrs. Rex D. Bushong
Mr. Charles C. Butt
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Carmichael
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cizik
Mr. and Mrs. Morton A. Cohn
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Craddock, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Cullen
Chuck and Melissa Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Davis
Linnet Deily
Jack and Sharleen Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Doss
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Duncan, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Elias
Mr. J. A. Elkins, Jr. (deceased)
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon R. Erikson
Patty and Larry Fallek
Mr. (deceased) and Mrs. Harold Farb
Mr. Tilman J. Fertitta
Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Fraser
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Friedlander
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. (deceased)
Glassell, Jr.
Mr. Alfred C. Glassell, III
Meg Goodman and Mike Bonini
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Grimes II
Gen. (R) and Mrs. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Billye and Michel (deceased) Halbouty
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hamman
Mr. and Mrs. William Haynes
Gaile and Danna Henry
The Honorable (deceased) and
Mrs. John L. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Horne, Sr.
Mr. Roy M. Huffington (deceased)
Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh W. Johnson, Jr.
Mr. (deceased) and Mrs. Richard
J.V. Johnson
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Ralph B. Cushman, Jr.
The Denton A. Cooley Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hardy
Greg Daues
Mrs. Thurston Clark
John De La Garza
Mrs. Charlotte De La Garza
Wayne E. Dear, M.D.
Auerbach Albert & Gold LC
Ms. Mary W. Bloom
Mr. and Mrs. Don Bowles
Brown Brothers Harriman Trust
Company of Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cable
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Casey
Mr. and Mrs. John Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Cotter
Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Cullum
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Mr. Jack T. Currie
Dallas Women’s Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Slayden Diehl
Mr. Pat Edwards
Ms. Joan P. Emison
Enceladus Investment Management
Mrs. Linda K. Finger
Dr. and Mrs. O. Howard Frazier
Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Greenfield
Mrs. Mary K. Grum
Dr. William J. Hardin
Mr. and Mrs. Tuck Henry
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Holden
Dena and Don Houchin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Kaiser
Mr. and Mrs. Gemey Kaliff
Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Leatherman
Mr. and Mrs. John McStay
Ms. Harriet E. Miers
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Mr. and Mrs. Horace R. Nash, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Nowlin
Ms. Elvie B. Ocampo
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Owen
Penn Davis McFarland, Inc.
Annette Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pillet
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Pistenmaa
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ransone
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Reemsnyder
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Regard
Alan Reid, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Remeny
Dr. and Mrs. Allen Reubin
Mr. Bob Schutze
Ms. Phyllis M. Shamoon
Ms. Ann Simmons
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Springer
Dr. and Mrs. Chung-Shin Sung
Ms. Michelle Neuhoff Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Thomas, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Tuck
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Valeriote
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Don D. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Kickerillo
Mrs. William S. Kilroy, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles King
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kotts
The Honorable and Mrs. Bob Lanier
Mr. and Mrs. Berdon Lawrence
Mrs. John R. Less
Lee Levit
Rochelle and Max Levit
Mr. Irvin L. Levy and Mrs. Joan
Schnitzer-Levy
Judith M. and Irwin L. Levy
Mrs. Bessie Liedtke
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lindsey
Carol and Michael Linn
Mr. (deceased) and Mrs. Ben F. Love
Mr. William R. Lummis
Mrs. Jayne Miller Maginnis
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Marks
Dr. (deceased) and Mrs. John P.
McGovern
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund McIlhenny
The McMahon Family
Bob and Janice McNair
Ms. Edna Meyer-Nelson
Mrs. Bryan C. Miller, Jr.
Beth and Charles Miller
Steve and Sheila Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison
The Honorable and Mrs. Robert A.
Mosbacher, Sr.
Dr. Harold M. Northington (deceased)
Mr. and Mrs. G. Ogden Nutting
Mr. Ralph S. O’Connor
Dr. and Mrs. David A. Ott
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Owsley
Mr. Louis M. Pearce, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Peterkin
Doug and Puddie (deceased) Pitcock
Mr. and Mrs. T. William Porter
Michael and Mary Kay Poulos
Mr. John A. Rathmell (deceased)
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Reckling, III
Ms. Grace E. Reed and Arthur E.
Stimson
Mr. and Mrs. Hershel M. Rich
Mr. (deceased) and Mrs. John F.
Riddell, Jr.
Mr. Fayez S. Sarofim
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Saunders
Bobby and Judy Shackouls
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Shapiro
Charles and Ellen Sheedy
Mr. Richard H. Skinner
Mr. and Mrs. Roland E. Sledge
Mr. Sidney V. Smith (deceased)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate
Jack and Catherine Threet
Mr. and Mrs. Christian H. Trask
Fred L. Turner
Dr. Theo S. Tusa, Jr.
Roswell and Blake Vaughan
Mr. and Mrs. J. Virgil Waggoner
Mr. and Mrs. Cy Wagner
Mrs. Velma Lunt Wallace
Dr. Frederick M. Weissman (deceased)
Herbert Wells
Mrs. John L. Welsh, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. James T. Willerson
Mr. and Mrs. (deceased) J. Cooke Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace S. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Young
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zilkha
*New Members
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Ms. Sharman Beasley Vesecky
Dr. and Mrs. John Vollet, III
Mr. and Mrs. Dave H. Williams
Ms. Elizabeth J. Zivley
Michael DeBakey, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Redmond
Mr. Tom R. Redmond
Ted DeRuyter
The DeRuyter Family
James W. Doggett
Mrs. James W. Doggett, Jr.
Charles Edwin Dotson
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Erwin & Family
Mrs. Patricia Snider
Ms. Susan Snider
Mr. William A. Snider
J.H. Durrett
Mr. and Mrs. H. John Durrett, Sr.
Betty
Mr. Earle Easterling
Jim Eckhart
The Vintage 1960 Wine Club
Charles Edwin
Mr. M. L. Rheinschmidt
Dr. George Ehni
Jay Martin Barrash, M.D.
Edwin L. Eilenstine
Mrs. Jeanne C. Eilenstine
David Eisenman
Ms. Suzanne C. Levin
Joe Engel
George Essayian
Ms. Agnes M. Solline
Jimmy Don Everett
Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Murphy
Harlan Fainter
Ms. Joanne Oliver
Faye Feldshon
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin S. Greenfield
Yakaterina Fesik
Mr. and Mrs. Taghi Hajizade
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Ms. Lila G. Flanz
Burton Grady Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Q. Beck
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Carter
Ms. Kay B. Crooker
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Dilg
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ferguson
Mr. William N. Finnegan, IV
Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. J. Alec Mize
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Reasoner
Mr. and Mrs. William Strock
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tiner
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Vigdor
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Wood
J.H. Floyd
Mr. Robert C. Floyd
David L. Forbes
Joe Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Layton
Teresa A. Giancana
Mr. Vincent A. Giancana
John Gilbreath
Mr. and Mrs. David Copeland
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Janie C. Lee and David B. Warren
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Spencer
Ellen Goldsgy
Ms. Totsy Noles
Lester Green
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bordman
CB Richard Ellis/Oklahoma
Ms. Debby Coppage
Ms. Shawna Hale
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hosman & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Poolner
Mr. Theodore J. Riney
Ms. Peggy Smith
Mr. Kyle Stanhouse & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stutts
Kimberly Novaes Gregg
Mr. and Mrs. John Adkins
Roberta and Courtney Allen
Dr. and Mrs. S. Christian Bahm
Mr. and Mrs. Ron D. Bandy
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gregory Barbour
Mr. and Mrs. Dean H. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Barrow
Ms. Mary Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Berry
Mr. Paul Bibb
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Boulware
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Broussard
Ms. Cynthia J. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Manny Canales
Mr. Rex Chamberlain
Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Charbonneau
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chaskin
Ms. Alice Colvin
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Condon, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Conner
Ms. Charlotte Cope
Ms. Flo Crady
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Daniel
Mr. Tommy Davidson and Ms. Jan Mims
Dreamcatcher Farms
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Davitt
Ms. Kelly Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Ken De Lorenzo
Ms. Stacy A. Dennis
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Doty, III
Mr. George W. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Evans, II
Mr. Marvy Finger
Ms. Mary Beech Finger
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gregg
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Gugenheim
Mr. Ronald Hankamer
Ms. Ima Jean Harrison
Mr. Hub Hawthorn
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Haynie
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hilliard
Mr. and Mrs. Corey R. Horsch
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Hricik
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hubbard & Family
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Hubbard, Jr.
Humphrey Company, Ltd.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Irwin
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Jarrett
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Chalker Jordan
Ms. Linda Burk Kemp
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Kohl
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kuhn
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Kuntz
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lansing
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lazarofsky
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lee
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Levicki
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lewis
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Ms. Barbara Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Mann
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Mac McAndrew
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk McClean
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. McKinnon
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mercer
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Meyer, III
Ms. Desiree Miller
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Minten
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mithoff
Ms. Nancy E. Moncrief
Mr. Charles T. Newton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Barry O’Dell
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Donnell
Ms. Kathy Overly
Ms. Syrisse Parker
Ms. Ann Abercrombie Paschal
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pekmezaris
Ms. Jane Pendergraft
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Albin C. Podsednik
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Reed
Mrs. Jim Reed
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Robertson
Ms. Franelle Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Romano
Mrs. Carrie Ruck & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ruman
Mr. William C. Slusser
Ms. Lynne Smith
Larry and Annette Sondock Foundation
Ms. Sandra S. Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stewart
Mr. Ben Streusand
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Stuyck
Ms. Estelle Tees & Family
Ms. Melisa Teglas
Ms. Andrea Thompson
Ms. Brownie Tingley
Mr. Steve Toplansky
Mr. and Mrs. William Transier
Ms. Margaret Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Weigle
Ms. Rachael Wells
Mrs. Nannette Wheelis
Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn Wolff
Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Youngwirth
Michael Grim
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Price, Jr.
Ron Guyote
Mr. G. Balius
Ms. Linda Kilpatrick
Seaside Townhomes Owners
Association, Inc.
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Mr. and Mrs. Marvin S. Greenfield
Mary Jean Henry
Mr. and Mrs. Gaile M. Henry, Jr.
James Halbouty
Ms. Linda Halbouty
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Halbouty
Sue Henry
H.E. Halverson, Jr.
Mrs. Serena R. Musso
Charlie Ham
Ms. Laura Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gibson
Mr. Patrick Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lacey
Mrs. Frank McMinn
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wessels
Elena Herrada
Mr. Henry Herrada, Sr.
Lillian Herzik
Mr. W.C. Hooper, Jr.
Harvey Hetzel
YMCA
Dot Higginbotham
Annette Patterson
Curtis Hamilton
Mr. Howard B. Spalding
Evia Jewel Hobbs
Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Compton
Irving L. Hammerschlag
Mrs. Mildred Hammerschlag
Evelyn Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wolfus
Ayed Ainul Haq
Mr. and Mrs. David Swank
Charlotte Lorene Whitfield Hogan
Jerome F. Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison
Bruce Hollowick
Comet Ridge Resources, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Fleischer
Ms. Tracey Giarratana
Ms. Elizabeth Kieffer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Rabin
Ms. Tracy Rode
Ms. Lori Schonfeld
Mr. Robert J. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall E. Talbot
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Watsky
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilbanks
Mr. Todd Williams
Mr. J. Gordon Zuber
Louis A. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Hecht
Priscilla Harris
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Cook, Jr.
Ms. Susan Dodson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Green
Mr. Ray Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Howell
Jay’s Salvage, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Jose
The Mack Lawhon Family
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Loveless
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nayfa
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Osborn
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Prescott
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ray, Jr.
Ms. Carey C. Shuart
Mr. Don L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Smith
Mr. and Mrs. James M. West
W. F. Hasskarl
Edwin F. Hendrick
Mrs. Oneta Hendrick
Callie Hood
Harold Raymond Hornback
Dr. Ken Margolis
Dora Adler Horwitz
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Taylor
Evelyn Huelsebusch
Mr. Alton H. Huelsebusch
Jan W. Huffaker
Mrs. Edna Ruth Huffaker
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Mr. Sherman G. Ihde
Stylianos Iliakis
Ms. Sally T. Fort
Mr. Marvin R. Kramer
Bruce Johnson
Ms. Becky Johnson
Dennis Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Garry Redden
Robert Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Morton
Jack Smyth Josey
Ms. Donna Pearson Chapman
Madan G. Kalra
Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Guilanshah
Mr. and Mrs. Bhisham P. Gupta
Mr. Sanjay K. Kalra
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Khosla
Mr. Balwant S. Khurana
Mr. and Mrs. Dev Mehra
Ms. Usha Sachdeva
Mr. and Mrs. Prabhat Chander Sharma
Mr. and Mrs. M. Soni
Mr. and Mrs. Sandeep Soni
Morris Karam
John Edward Kemker
Ms. Cindy McCauley
Russell Kennedy
Mrs. Angeline M. Whisher
Warren C. Kingsbury
Mr. and Mrs. Bill S. Kingsbury
Ms. Jane C. Kingsbury
David Knapp
Mr. and Mrs. Dee S. Osborne
Roy Knowles
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Gugenheim
Carl Phillip Koch, III
Mr. Michael A. Koch
Michael Kontz
Mrs. Joan Kontz
Steven Kovacevich
Ms. Janet Warren
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Eileen Krandel
Mrs. Dorothy Jo Nachlas
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weingarten
Cornelia (Neal) Roberts Krause
Jennie V. Krygier
Mr. Dennis A. Krygier
Dr. E. Ross Kyger, III
Mr. Frank Armstrong
Mrs. Catherine Paddock Crain
Mr. John D. Curtin, Jr.
Ms. Marie Fay Evnochides
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Holstead
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Horne
Mrs. Dena Houchin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Kelsey
Mrs. Martha V. Leonard
McKay & Associates, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Pierce, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. George J. Reul
Mr. and Mrs. Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.
Mrs. Beverly J. Sealy
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Underwood
Margaret Lacey
Anne Lamonica
Mr. and Mrs. Ottavio M. Codispoti
Clara P. Langston
Mr. James V. Langston
Alva R. Lary
Ms. Joann Lary
Phillip K. Lawson
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lawson, Jr.
William “Fats”Leger
Mrs. Dorothy O. Leger
James Leong
Mr. Thomas C. Liu
Irene Oshman Levey
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Goodman
Patricia Lewis
Mrs. Dena Houchin
Jennie R. Lobosco
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Bernhard
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Bernhard
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blundo
Ms. Marlene Chiefa
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eastman
Ms. Gertrude K. Eastman
Mr. Benjamin Gorton
Mr. Bernard James
Ms. Anita Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. John Kline
Mrs. Pearl Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Lobosco
Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Lomauro
Mr. Joseph Mancinelli
Mr. Michael Martocci
Ms. Valerie Moreno
Mr. John O’Donnell
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Rizzo
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Roth
Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sinkey
Ms. Robin Strom
Ms. Laura Tufano
Ms. Marsi Wall
Ms. Thelma Wall
Ms. Anne Weismann
Fernando W. Loden, III
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Louise Logan
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lloyd
Jimmie D. Long
Rosalie Lovoi
Mr. Joseph J. Lovoi
Anne Prisel Machol
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmerman
George MacRobert
Mrs. Silvia MacRobert
Peggy Madison
Eunice Marth
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Collins
Charlamae Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Daugherty
Mr. and Mrs. Guinn M. Scarborough
Bob McCollum
Mr. and Mrs. John Irvin
John B. Lewis
Mrs. Caroline H. Lewis
Anne McGinn
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Ms. Nancy Tippitt and Family
Pat Patterson
Mr. Richard E. Bolle
Barbara Loffland Middleton
Thomas Pedersen
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Powell
Conrad Munger
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilcoxson
Glenn Phillips
Ms. Ruth Phillips
Roy Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ardell
Judy Phillips
Alfred Ray Mynard
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger M. Zimmerman
Maurine Lively Pine
Ms. Sylvia Goldstein
Lucile H. Nance
Mrs. Jayne M. Maginnis
William A. Nash, III
Albena Navarro
Mr. George Macke
Ruskin Curry Norman, M.D.
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C. R. “Dick” Porcaro
Ms. Janice Slaughter
Dr. Audrey Posey
Annette Patterson
Dennis Pridgen
Joe Novak
Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Garza
Branislav Radovancevic, M.D.
HeartWare, Inc.
Thoratec Laboratories Corp.
Ronnie Nowak
Mr. Rick Nowak
Vernon E. Rankin
Mrs. Vivian H. Rankin
James D. Nuss
Mrs. Audrey Jean Nuss
Gerald Rauch
Roger Oakley
Ms. Virginia M. Shanklin
Stephen Rauch
Mary and Paul Ogden
Mr. Robert R. Ogden
Floyd C. Redmond
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Redmond
Feliz Ortiz
Ms. Beatrice Ortiz
Robert E. Reidenauer
Mrs. Betty L. Reidenauer
Shirley Ostrofsky
Mark Resnick
Ms. Janet Arnett
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Casserly
Ms. Graciela Lombard and Friends
David Pactor
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Knott
Marjorie Elaine Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wolf & Family
Steve Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. William G. McCarthy
Ms. Pamela Tate
George Paterson
Ms. Patricia P. Graham
John D. Rhone
Mr. and Mrs. F. Baker Rudolph
Henry and Dello Patterson
Annette Patterson
Susan Roberts
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L.J. Rodrigue
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Hymel
Robert Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Allen
Mrs. Kayla P. Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. N.M. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John Buffington
Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Camper
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin V. Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Davison
Mr. Michael Green
Ms. Nina M. Green
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hayden
Ms. Joan Leannah-Brumm
Dr. and Mrs. Paul M. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Bill R. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Nast
Mr. Bill F. Orr
Ms. Lisa Romano
Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Schwertner
Ms. Carol C. Sheridan
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Yaggi
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Young & Family
Sue M. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Harlan
Andree Rosenblum
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Cohen
Sam Rosenzweig
Charles Kingsland Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fulton
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jessel
Ms. Audrey R. Ladman
Mr. S. Don Ratcliff
Troy E. Rushing
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Clark
Bob Sax
Ms. Sylvia Goldstein
Aaron Schnurr
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Segal
Daniel Simington
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Blazer
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Claycomb
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan K. Diehl
Mrs. Nellie C. Diehl
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Diehl, Jr.
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ach year, donors become members of gift categories based upon the size of their
financial contributions as listed below. Donors of $100 or more from August 1, 2008
through May 31, 2009, appear in this section of Texas Heart Institute Update. We are
grateful for these contributions and for all gifts to the Texas Heart Institute.
CENTURIONS
$100-$499
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clark Abbott
Mr. Merrill T. Adamcik
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Abdalla, Jr.
Ms. Jennie Abrahamson
The Adler Foundation
Mrs. Merle Myrick Allen
Mr. Walter H. Allen
American Express Foundation
Mr. John A. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Anderson
Ms. Maria E. Anzilotti
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ardell
Mr. Jerrold B. Armour
Mr. Frank Armstrong
W. John Arringdale, M.D.
Mrs. Dorothy W. Arthur
Mr. and Mrs. George Asch
Mr. Scott J. Atlas
Dr. Abe Attrep
Auerbach Albert & Gold LC
Mr. and Mrs. Gervais Authement
Mrs. Betty Babovec
Mr. Ibrahim Bagci
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne D. Bain
Mr. John C. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gregory Barbour
Ms. Phyllis M. Bartling
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Baughman
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Q. Beck
Mrs. Joseph Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rice Bethea
Mr. Paul Bibb
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Blakely
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Blakely
Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn H. Blum
Mr. Anthony W. Bohnert
Mr. and Mrs. Murry Bowden
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Mr. and Mrs. Don Bowles
Mr. James H. Brewster
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Broocks
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Broussard
Brown Brothers Harriman Trust
Company of Texas
Ms. Cynthia J. Brown
Mr. Mackie Brown
Dr. James C. Browne
Mr. Sam Burkett
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cable
Mr. Charles D. Cagle
Mr. Richard J. Callaway
Mr. and Mrs. Manny Canales
CB Richard Ellis/Oklahoma
Mrs. Neeson J. Chauvin
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cialone, II
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Claycomb
Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Clifton
Mr. and Mrs. Ottavio M. Codispoti
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Allan Cohn
Mr. and Mrs. John Cole
Timothy K. Colgan, M.D.
Comet Ridge Resources, LLC
Mr. Alan Compton
Ms. Emily Conine
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn W. Conine
Ms. Marianna Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. David Copeland
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Cordera
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Cotter
Mr. Bobby L. Cox
Ms. Flo Crady
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Crane
Mr. and Mrs. O. Holcombe Crosswell
Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Cullum
Mr. Kenneth Cummings
Mr. James E. Cunningham
Mr. John D. Curtin, Jr.
Dallas Women’s Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Daniel
Mrs. Maxine G. Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Daugherty
Mr. Wallace P. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Davison
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Davitt
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. DeNicola
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Deutser
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Diehl
Mr. and Mrs. Ted H. Dinerstein
Mr. Paul J. Dobrowski
Mrs. James W. Doggett, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Druschel, Jr.
Ms. Deborah Dudley
Mr. John Dudwitt
Ms. Estelle S. Dunn
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Dupont
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dush
Mr. J. H. G. Eason
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Ebert, Jr.
Mr. Pat Edwards
Mr. Gus K. Eifler
Mr. Ramsay M. Elder
Ms. Joan P. Emison
Enceladus Investment Management
Mr. Lance Erickson
Mr. Jerry L. Ernst
Mr. George W. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Evans, Sr.
Mrs. Bernice Feld
Mr. James M. Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ferguson
Mr. Robert S. Fertitta
Mr. Marvy Finger
Mr. Frederick G. Fischer
Ms. Lynn Fisher
Mrs. Barbara S. Fitch
Ms. LaJoyce Flanagan
Mr. Brian Flynn
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Mr. Steven A. Forbes
Foresight Management LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fourticq
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fox
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Francisco
Frost Bank
Mr. and Mrs. James Garland
Dr. Gary Gartsman
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Gautschi
Gerber Foundation
Mr. Charles Goldberg
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Goldfinger
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Golz
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gootzeit
Ms. Patricia P. Graham
Mr. Steven M. Greenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Greenfield
Mr. Robert D. Groover
Mr. Jenard M. Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Alwyn L. Hahn
Ms. Linda Halbouty
Ms. Shawna Hale
Mrs. Mildred Hammerschlag
Mr. Ronald Hankamer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison
Ms. Ima Jean Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hart
Mr. and Mrs. William Hartman
Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Harzke
Mr. Victor P. Head
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Heath
Mr. Daniel K. Hedges
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hegar
Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Helgason
The Henderson-Wessendorff
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David Hensley
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Herr
Mr. Henry Herrada, Sr.
Mr. William J. Hogan
Mr. and Mrs. Ned S. Holmes
Mr. Thomas Leland Hopkins
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Horne
Mr. and Mrs. Corey R. Horsch
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hosman and Family
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hubbard
and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Gene Huebel
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Mrs. Edna Ruth Huffaker
Humphrey Company, Ltd.
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hussey
Mr. Sherman G. Ihde
Ms. Etta Insley
International Longshoremen’s
Association
Mr. Mermod C. Jaccard, Jr.
Mr. Ross I. Jackson
Mr. Raymond James
Mr. Peter K. Jameson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Janda
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Janica
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jenkins
Mrs. Becky Johnson
Mr. Harold D. Jones
Mr. James M. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Chalker Jordan
Mr. Brooks P. Julian
Mr. Sanjay K. Kalra
Mr. and Mrs. Gemey Kaliff
Mrs. Beatrice C. Kampmann
Kansas Kiwanis Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Kapel
Ms. Patricia Kay
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Keeland
Gaye and John Kelsey Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Kelsey
Mr. and Mrs. Bill S. Kingsbury
Ms. Jane C. Kingsbury
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Klass, Jr.
Mr. Daniel T. Klebek
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kligman
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Klingensmith
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kolupanowich
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Krauss
Mr. E. B. Krider
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Kropat
Mr. Dennis A. Krygier
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kuhn
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Lambert
Mr. James V. Langston
Ms. Suzy Lanier
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lansing
Mr. and Mrs. Terry W. Laudal
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lawson, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Leatherman
Rudi Lechner’s Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lee
Dr. and Mrs. Paul M. Lee
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Mrs. Caroline H. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lewis
Mrs. Frann Gordon Lichtenstein
Mr. Thomas C. Liu
Ms. Tammy K. Lobaugh
Mr. Michael L. Lobosco
Ms. Heather Loisel
Ms. Graciela Lombard and Friends
Mr. Jeff Love
Mrs. Margaret Love
Mr. Joel Lowenstein
Estate of Patricia M. Lucas
Mrs. Ella E. Machac
Mr. George Macke
Mrs. Jayne Miller Maginnis
Ms. Marsha Amdur Maley
Mr. William Mandell
Marsh USA, Inc.
Mr. Michael Martocci
Mrs. Karen Mayell
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Mayes
Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Mayfield, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goldston Mayfield
Ms. Katherine B. Mays
Mr. and Mrs. Mac McAndrew
Mr. Pierre C. McCarble
McCay & Associates, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk McClean
Mr. Frederick R. McCord
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. McCord
Mr. and Mrs. Will D. McCrocklin
Ms. Barbara McCullough
Mrs. Mimi M. McDugald
Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. McKeown
Mr. Charles D. McMurrey
Mr. and Mrs. James D. McMurrey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William T. McNair
Mr. and Mrs. John McStay
Ms. Carol McTamney
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mehrens
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mercer
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Meyer, III
Ms. Rosalyn D. Meyers
Mr. John Gregg Middleton
Ms. Harriet E. Miers
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Saul A. Mintz
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moon
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Murnaghan
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Murphy
Ms. Kay Y. Nemire
Mr. Charles T. Newton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Nicklos
Mr. Jesse V. Noland, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Nowlin
Mrs. Audrey Jean Nuss
Mr. John T. O’Banion, Jr.
Ms. Elvie B. Ocampo
Mr. and Mrs. George O’Donnell
Ms. Angela Olivo
Ms. Beatrice Ortiz
Mr. and Mrs. Dee S. Osborne
Ms. Kathy Overly
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pactor & Family
Mr. Ray Padden
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Pappas
Mr. Ramesh Parikh
Mr. Scott F. Partridge
Mr. Houston K. Payne
Mr. Luis X. Pena
Penn Davis McFarland, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Perry
Ms. Ruth Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Pierce, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Pike
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pillet
Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Pirner
Ms. Frances Pixley
Mr. and Mrs. Cullen Plaag
Mr. and Mrs. William Theodore
Pleibel, III
Ms. Jeanette Pliner
Ms. Ramona Daigle Pole
Ms. Susan Popper
Potsdam Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Prescott
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ramey
Ms. Janet Rasmussen
Mrs. Louise Ratz
Mr. Sanjay Raverkar
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Reasoner
Mr. Tom R. Redmond
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Reemsnyder
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reeves
Alan Reid, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Remeny
Dr. and Mrs. Allen Reubin
Mr. and Mrs. John Riedmueller
Mr. Derek Robinson
Mrs. Minnette Robinson
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Ms. Franelle Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Romano
Ms. Lisa Romano
Professor Jean M. Romig
Mrs. Carrie Ruck and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ruman
Mrs. Bessie N. Russum
Dr. and Mrs. Sigurd Carl Sandzen, Jr.
Pon Satitpunwaycha, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Schindler
Rev. and Mrs. James O. Schneider
Mr. Bob Schutze
Mrs. Lola B. Scott
John J. Seger, M.D.
Mr. Richard Seplow
Mr. Nirav Shah
Ms. Micki Shank
Ms. Bessie D. Shanney
Mr. Andrew P. Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Shelden
Ms. Rebecca Sherrill
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Sibley
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence D. Sikes, Jr.
Ms. Ann Simmons
Mr. Richard L. Simon
Ms. Janice Slaughter
Mr. William C. Slusser
Mr. Harold L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Smith
Mr. John S. Smith
Mr. John Treanor Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Smith
Ms. Lynne Smith
Ms. Peggy Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Smith
Ms. Shirley Somer
Mr. and Mrs. Sandeep Soni
Mr. Victor E. Spinks
Mr. Marc R. Sportsman
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Springer
Mr. and Mrs. Billy E. Stallworth
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Strake
Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Street
Mr. Ben Streusand
Mr. Steven C. Stryker
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stutts
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Stuyck
Mr. Robert J. Sullivan
Mr. Christopher Sumers
Dr. and Mrs. Chung-Shin Sung
Mr. and Mrs. David Swank
Mr. Stephen J. Szatmari
Heinrich Taegtmeyer, M.D.
Tauber Oil Company
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Teater
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Terracciano
Texas Universal Minerals, Inc.
Mr. Seborn A. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tiner
Tomball Regional Hospital
Accounting Department
Mr. Steve Toplansky
Mr. William F. Traeger, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Transier
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Trelease
Ms. Grace C. Trimm
Mr. and Mrs. Gene L. Tromblee
Mr. and Mrs. Max W. Tubb
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Tuck
Ms. Margaret Turner
Mr. Steve Tyrell & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Valeriote
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Vance
Mr. J. Velazquez
Ms. Sherryl Verdugo
Ms. Sharman Beasley Vesecky
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Vigdor
Mrs. Mary Ann C. Vincent
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Vinci
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Mr. Gary D. Ward
Mr. and Mrs. John Ware
Mr. and Mrs. Wayland O. Waters
Dr. and Mrs. John T. Watson
Mr. William R. Watson
Mr. Thomas H. Weed
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Weil
Mr. Bernard Weingarten
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weingarten
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Welch
Ms. Rachael Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Werlin, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wessels
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wheeler
Mrs. Sue Trammell Whitfield
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Whitfield
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie D. Whitley
Mr. Todd Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wolf & Family
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wombwell
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Wood
Mr. Andrew Wooley
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Wotipka
Mr. Michael G. Wyatt
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Yaggi
Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. W. Yap
Mrs. Barbara S. Young
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Zimmermann
Ms. Elizabeth J. Zivley
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zuber
FRIENDS
$500-$999
Ms. Marie C. Adams
W. Tom Arnold, M.D.
Ms. Carol L. Ashton
Mr. H. W. Bell
Mr. Jack S. Blanton, Sr.
Blue Corps Employee Volunteer Program
Mr. and Mrs. A. Raford Brister
Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical
Society
The Caring for Children Foundation of
Texas, Inc.
Mr. Rex Chamberlain
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund L. Cogburn
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Craddock, Sr.
Mr. Tommy Davidson and Ms. Jan Mims
Dreamcatcher Farms
Mr. and Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon
Mr. and Mrs. Rick L. Ellis
Mr. Leslie B. Ellison
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Ferentchak
Dr. and Mrs. Stanton P. Fischer
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Frank, III
Igor Gregoric, M.D.
Mrs. Mary K. Grum
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hafele
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Halbouty
Halliburton Company
Participating Employees
Thomas Clark
Henry Jazdzewski
Stephen lane Kullerd
Christopher Sumers
Hughes Williams
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Mr. John R. Hayworth and Ms. Dina G.
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Mrs. Eleanor M. Hill
Ms. Margo Holquin
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hund
Mr. and Mrs. William Tom Ingram
J.A.M. Distributing Company
KBR
Participating employee
Mr. James Johnson
Mr. L.L. Kincade, Jr.
Drs. Tomas and Marcella Klima
Mr. Michael A. Koch
Janie C. Lee and David B. Warren
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lindquist
Dr. and Mrs. James J. Livesay
Dr. and Mrs. William Rugeley Livesay
The Living Bank
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Mann
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks
Dr. and Mrs. George J. Merriman
Ms. Suzanne Miller
The Mischer Family
Mr. and Mrs. Cavanaugh O’Leary
Mr. Bill F. Orr
Mr. and Mrs. Tom V. Penders
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Pistenmaa
Dr. and Mrs. Ross M. Reul
Dr. Arlene Ricardo and Mr. Steve Parnis
Drs. Shirley Ann Riggs and Ervin Brown
Mr. Tom Bass Rivers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ruckert
Mr. and Mrs. A. Nelson Rusche
Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Salvador
Employees of SAP America Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Shannon, Jr.
Mrs. Gloria Shouse
Dr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Solis
Alexander Stadnyk, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Stone
Mr. Neil B. Strauss
Mr. Jim Susman
Symonds Foundation
Suzanne Taylor and Norman Rosser
Mr. Leo A. Vecellio, Jr.
The Vintage 1960 Wine Club
Mr. David B. Warren
The Weems Foundation
Mr. Herbert C. Wells
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Mr. Tom Wilkins
Mr. Bert F. Winston, Jr.
Ms. Anne Thomas Yager
SPONSORS
$1,000-$4,999
Ablation Frontiers
Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Aron Amato
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Antes
Safuh Attar, M.D.
Mahmud Bangash, M.D.
Bank of Houston
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bauman
The Bileca Family
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Bloome
Mrs. Jean W. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. C. Brown
Mr. Philip Burguieres
Mr. and Mrs. David Cannon
Cardiology Consultants of Houston, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Cernan
Mr. William L. Clifton
Mr. Charles H. Corley
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Coselli
Ms. Fredricka Crain
Mr. James L. Daniel, Jr.
Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation
Joe E. Davis Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. L. Decker Dawson
Mrs. Charlotte De La Garza
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Dittman
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A.F. Dixon
Mr. Samuel R. Dodson, III
The Honorable and Mrs. Charles W.
Duncan, Jr.
Charles Jago Elder Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Embrey
Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Erbs
Ethicon, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Evans, II
Mr. Donald L. Evans
Mrs. Diane Farb
Dr. and Mrs. Sayed F. Feghali
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Mr. Robert C. Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Fortenberry
Frankel Construction Corporation
Robert Kyle and LoRee Rawson
Franklin, Jr. Family
Mr. Michael Franks
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Garrison, Jr.
Mr. George B. Geary
Dr. Layne O. Gentry
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Gidley
Mrs. Nancy N. Harrell
Mr. Ray Harris
Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. R. Southey Hays
HeartWare, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Carl Henry
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hilliard
Mr. and Mrs. John Randall Holstead
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hudson, Jr.
Humana Health Plans
Mr. Jack Hunt
Dr. and Mrs. Warren M. Jacobs
The JBD Foundation
Ms. Dorothy L. Johnson
Elva J. Johnston Foundation
Ms. Mary Louis Kister
KLA Tencor Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lacey & Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Truett Latimer
Leachman Cardiology Associates, P.A.
Dr. and Mrs. Scott LeMaire
The Lester Foundation, Inc.
Joe Levit Family Foundation
Levitronix LLC
Mr. Irvin L. Levy and Mrs. Joan
Schnitzer Levy
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lloyd
Ms. Martha Long
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lummis
Mrs. Rosemary K. Lykos
Mr. and Mrs. R. Stan Marek
The Rodney H. and Judy E. Margolis
Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Ali Massumi
Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Mattsson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. McGee
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Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Andres Mesa
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mithoff
Mr. Hilmar G. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Moran, Jr.
Ms. Dolly Morgan
Dr. and Mrs. J. Peter Murphy
Neustadt Charitable Foundation No. S2
NMT Medical Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Opalka
Oshman Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Peterkin, Jr.
Pavel V. Petrik, M.D.
Pin Oak Interests
Ms. Jean Pozin
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep
Medicine Consultants, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rapp
Mrs. Rush H. Record
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Regard
Wilhelmina E. (Beth) Robertson Fund
Ms. Regina Rogers
Estate of Dorothy H. Rothschild
Javier Ruiz, M.D.
SAP America Inc.
Mr. A.C. Savoie
Charles J. Schechter, M.D.
Mrs. Joy Simington
Roland and Beth Sledge
The Estate of Paul B. Terry, Jr.
Spectranetics
Mr. Richard Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Spencer
The Stanton Foundation
Mr. John D. Swope
Texas Medical Center
The University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston
Wall Street Journal
Mr. and Mrs. Dan G. Webster, III
Mr. Elkins Wetherill
Mr. and Mrs. Dave H. Williams
Ms. Elizabeth P. Wilson
Mrs. Graciela Zabaleta
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Ziomek
Leopoldo Zorrilla, M.D.
PATRONS
$5,000-$9,999
Joan and Stanford Alexander Foundation
Mrs. Nancy C. Allen
M. D. Anderson Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Arnold
Dr. Robert M. Ayres, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard
Beaumont Iron and Metal Corporation
Drs. Christopher and Roberta Bogaev
CircuLite, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Markley Crosswell, III
Davis-Lynch, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack N. Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Elias
Endologix, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tilman J. Fertitta
Jerry and Nanette Finger Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. N. Martin Giesecke
GlaxoSmithKline
Global Healthcare Alliance, Inc.
Ms. Meg L. Goodman and
Mr. Mike Bonini
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hamman
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Haynes
The Hildebrand Fund
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hitchcock
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hurwitz
The Iacocca Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Jetton
Mr. and Mrs. Don D. Jordan
Ms. Kelli Kickerillo
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kotts
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin L. Levy
Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund McIlhenny
Ms. Edna Meyer-Nelson
The Nutting Foundation
Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation
Ms. Carolyn W. Payne
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Mr. and Mrs. T.R. Reckling, III
Renal Specialists of Houston
Mr. and Mrs. Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Michele Sartori
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Shapiro
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Sheedy
Singleton Associates, P.A.
Mr. Richard H. Skinner
Southwest Cardiovascular Consultants
Mrs. Marcia N. Strauss
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems
Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Threet
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Heide Trask
Mr. Fred L. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. J. Virgil Waggoner
Dwane L. and Velma Lunt Wallace
Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams
Woolsthorpe, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zilkha
Gulf Coast Pathology Associates, P.A.
Heart Exchange Support Group, Inc.
Dian and Doug Huddle
Mr. Jerry Kidd
The Honorable and
Mrs. Bob Lanier
Linbeck
John P. McGovern Foundation
Robert and Janice McNair Foundation
Medtronic, Inc.
Mr. Richard B. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Miller
Mosbacher, Sr.
Pearce Industries, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. T. William Porter
BENEFACTORS
$10,000-$24,999
Myles & Sylvia Aaronson Family Fund
of the Houston Jewish Community
Foundation
Astellas
Mrs. Mary C. Blake
Biosense Webster, Inc.
Ms. Elaine Amacker Bridges
CardiacAssist, Inc.
Ms. Donna Pearson Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Cullen
The Charles & Melissa Davis Foundation
Mrs. Kay Dillard
The Lillian H. and C.W. Duncan
Foundation
Expression Diagnostics, Inc.
The Linda and Ronny Finger Foundation
Mrs. Clare Glassell
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Grimes, II
Mr. Thomas A. Roupe
Aqueduct Capital Group, LLC
Mr. Parker S. Quillen
Mr. and Mrs. Risher Randall
Mr. Fayez S. Sarofim
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby S. Shackouls
Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceuticals
Co. Ltd.
Mr. Edgar A. Smith
Mr. Hollis M. Taylor
Texas Children’s Hospital
Thoratec Laboratories Corporation
Dr. Martha H. Tyson
PHILANTHROPISTS
$25,000-$99,999
Alsius Corporation
Boston Scientific SCIMED
The Robert and Jane Cizik Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Duncan
The Ellwood Foundation
EOG Resources, Inc.
Friedman Foundation
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Alexander Goldstein, Sr., and Willie
Mae Goldstein Foundation
Kinder Foundation
Mr. Michael C. Linn
The Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough
Foundation
Mrs. Martha H. Miller
Textor Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Voyles, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Perrin W. White
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Young
HUMANITARIANS
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Mrs. Josephine Abercrombie
Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation
H.E.Butt Grocery Company
John S. Dunn Research Foundation
The Fondren Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William Clay Ford
The Hamill Foundation
Houston Endowment Inc.
Jerold B. Katz Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent D. Kickerillo
Estate of Louise Jarrett Moran
Fred and Mabel R. Parks Foundation
St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System
Surgical Associates of Texas, P.A.
O. H. Frazier, M.D.
Igor Gregoric, M.D.
Charles H. Hallman, M.D.
David A. Ott, M.D.
Ross M. Reul, M.D.
Estate of Newton and Wilma Thomas
Frederick M. Weissman Revocable
Trust, Inc.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Diehl
Ms. Betty Lou Estep
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Herr
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Kinsey
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy B. Root
Mrs. Joy Simington
Mr. and Mrs. I. Paul Slevin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Trelease
Sidney Slavin
Wayne Smith
Wilhelmina Robertson Smith
Mr. Scott J. Atlas
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne D. Bain
Mr. and Mrs. William Seymour Ballard
Mr. and Mrs. J. Currie Bechtol
Mr. Anthony W. Bohnert
Mr. and Mrs. Murry Bowden
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cialone, II
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cizik
Mrs. Bobby Smith Cohn
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis F. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Collie, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack I. Conner
Ms. Flo Crady
Mr. and Mrs. H. Markley Crosswell, III
Mr. and Mrs. O. Holcombe Crosswell
Mr. Paul J. Dobrowski
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Druschel, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Easterling
Mr. Donald L. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Everett
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ferguson
Mr. Harold M. Finnegan
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Foresight Management LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Forney, Jr.
Mr. William Galbraith
Mrs. Clare Glassell
Ms. Susan G. Glesby
Mr. and Mrs. W. Garney Griggs
Mr. Jenard M. Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hale
Mr. and Mrs. David Hensley
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hinton
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Mr. and Mrs. Ned S. Holmes
Ms. Betty S. Homeyer
Mr. Peter K. Jameson
Mrs. Beatrice C. Kampmann
Kinder Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leigh
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff B. Love
Mrs. Margaret Love
Mr. and Mrs. R. Stan Marek
Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Mayfield, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goldston Mayfield
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. McComas
Mr. Frederick R. McCord
Mrs. Mimi M. McDugald
Mrs. Sue McMurrey
Mr. John Gregg Middleton
The Mischer Family
Mrs. Pene Pettit Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Moses
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Donnell
Mr. Scott Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Pappas
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ramey
Mrs. Peggy Rathmell
Mrs. Louise Ratz
Mr. Matthew P. Rotan
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence D. Sikes, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Strake
Tauber Oil Company
Texas Universal Minerals, Inc.
Mr. Leo A. Vecellio, Jr.
Mr. Herbert C. Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Werlin, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wessels
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Whitfield
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wombwell
Fred Stark
Mort Stark
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Markman
Roger A. Stebbins
Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Stebbins
William K. Stephenson
Mr. John R. Hayworth and Ms. Dina G.
Stephenson
Bob Sussman
Kenneth Paul Swonke
Tomball Community Center Quilters
Kenneth T. Swor
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Perris
Williston Brandreth Symonds
Symonds Foundation
Paul B. Terry
Beth and Roland Sledge
Lucy Thomas
Frank and Sue Trammell
Mrs. Sue Trammell Whitfield
Billy Eugene Tuma
Ms. Kay Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Fontenot
Mr. and Mrs. M. Scott Fontenot
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moore
Ron Ringler Chevrolet Company, Inc.
TCMA Oldtimers
Diane Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Stutzman
Win Turner
Mrs. Rita Harrington
Molly Turnipseed
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Penny
Tomball Regional Hospital
Accounting Dept.
Robert J. Tynan
Mr. Robert E. Goodfellow
Walter Uryga
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Davenport
Herschel M.Vaughan, Jr.
Ms. Jennie Abrahamson
Ms. Deborah Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Baxter
Mrs. Janet Cammarata
Ms. Terrysa Carboni
Mr. Peter Chase
Mr. and Mrs. Keith F. Condon
Ms. Cathy Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Doherty
Mr. John Dudwitt
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Ebert
Mr. Patrick English
Ms. Julie Fellinger
Ms. Lynda Flannery
Mr. Brian Flynn
Mr. Steven A. Forbes
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Ford
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Goldfinger
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Golz
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Gorman
Mr. Rocky Greenberg
Mr. and Mrs. William Hartman
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hedgepath
Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Holloway
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kimzey
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Krauss
Mr. and Mrs. Terry W. Laudal
Mr. Justin Litz
Ms. Heather Loisel
Ms. Nancy Martin
Mr. John Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey T. McCumber
& Family
Ms. Carol McTamney
Ms. Marilyn Mengden
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mertz
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Murnaghan
Mr. and Mrs. Craig L. Parkinson
Mr. and Mrs. William Theordore Pleibel, III
Ms. Susan Popper
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Quintana
Mr. Matthew Rigdon
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Robers
Mr. Derek Robinson
Employees of SAP America Inc.
SAP America Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Schindler
Mr. and Mrs. George Shaffer
Ms. Micki Shank
Ms. Rebecca Sherrill
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Sibley
Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Simmonds
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Soffer
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Tennille
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Terracciano
Mr. and Mrs. John Tierney
Time Warner Cable
Mr. J. Velazquez
Ms. April Young
Jesus Verdugo
Ms. Sherryl Verdugo
John W.Walsh
Ms. Sally A. Patton
Dorothy Warriner
Ms. Jenifer Phillips
Candace Dickinson Watson
Mr. William R. Watson
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Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Baucum
Mandell White
Gay & Bob Beamon’s 55th Wedding
Anniversary
Marjorie Wieczor
Point/Counterpoint Etc.
Bertha Williams
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Hymel
Jack Williams
Mary Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Savage
Sally Williams
Irene Long Wilson
Mrs. Billy Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. John Krebs
Tay Wise
Peter M.Wisneski
Mrs. Luvola H. Wisneski
Alex Wolff, Jr.
Mrs. Dorothy Jo Nachlas
Elizabeth R.Woodard
Mr. John A. Murray, Jr.
Anastasia Worcnka
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Carroll
Bennie H.Wotipka and Leo Wotipka
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Wotipka
Nicanor Zabaleta
Mrs. Graciela Zabaleta
Alan Zeplain
Frank Bean’s 80th Birthday
Miss Linda Bertetti
Judy Blumenfeld’s Speedy Recovery
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Otis
Ed Brinkman
Dr. Patricia Ellison Brown
Mr. Leslie B. Ellison
Dr. Gene Burke’s Recovery
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Burns
Nikki Canfield
Ms. Betty Jean Stanek
Cardiac Team Staff
S.Ward Casscells, M.D.
Dr. Martha H. Tyson
Ms. Linda Chandler
Mr. and Mrs. George Chapman
Jie Cheng, M.D.
Alex Waugh
IN HONOR OF
Edgar Christy
Ms. Phyllis M. Bartling
Julia Mayer Weiss
Arup Achari, M.D.
Ralph Cohen’s Birthday
Frances Wendler
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Eyring
Doctor Amany Ahmed & Family
Ms. Suzy Lanier
William Cohn, M.D.
The Honorable and Mrs. James A. Baker, III
Mr. John C. Baker
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Ms. Emily Conine
Sue and Robert Deutser’s Recovery
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ruckert
Mr. William F. Traeger, Jr.
Patrick J. Cook, M.D.
Mrs. Maxine G. Daniels
Ms. Terri Dome
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dush
Ms. Barbara McCullough
Alfred Friedlander’s Birthday
Ms. Carol L. Ashton
Safuh Attar, M.D.
Ms. Marianna Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Craddock, Sr.
Mr. Jerry L. Ernst
The Iacocca Family Foundation
The JBD Foundation
Mr. Michael L. Lobosco
Mr. and Mrs. John E. McCormick
Dr. and Mrs. J. Peter Murphy
Rev. and Mrs. James O. Schneider
Mr. Richard Seplow
Mr. Stephen J. Szatmari
Ms. Judith V. Torres
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Welch
Dr. and Mrs. Denton A. Cooley’s Wedding
Anniversary
Mrs. Louise Cooley
Grant Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmerman
Joseph Coselli, M.D.
Mr. Jerrold B. Armour
Mr. Alan Compton
Mr. and Mrs. Rick L. Ellis
Ms. Dolly Morgan
Mr. John N. Pontti
Stephanie Coulter, M.D.
Mr. Ross I. Jackson
CV Recovery Staff
Leon Davis’ 90th Birthday
Carlota de Lee
Mr. Jorge Lee
Reynolds M. Delgado, M.D.
Ms. Sherryl Verdugo
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Eight Cooley A Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Farley’s 50th Wedding
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lesser
Dr. Sayed Feghali and Staff
Bernice Feld’s Birthday
Paula Friedlander’s 75th Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Roberts
Michele & Damian Gallagher
Ms. Deborah Dudley
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Glesby’s 65th Wedding
Anniversary
Mary Jane Goff’s 85th Birthday
Dolores Golman’s 80th Birthday
Peggy Greenbaum’s 75th Birthday
Leonard Fellin
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Fellin
F. Parker Gregg, M.D.
Ms. Sherryl Verdugo
R. David Fish, M.D.
Punkin and Walter Hecht -2008 Greater
Houston Section “Faith and Humanity”
Award by NCJW
Irving J. Fishman, M.D.
Mr. Bobby L. Cox
Lois Frankel’s 80th Birthday
Mrs. Renee R. Danziger
Ms. Joanne Goldstein Deutsch
Ms. Janice Rudy Falick
Mr. Jim Falick
Mrs. Bernice Feld
Mrs. Carol Finkelstein
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herzog
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kotlen
Mr. and Mrs. Obbie Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Pulaski
Eric Franks
Mr. and Mrs. Max W. Tubb
O. H. Frazier, M.D.
Mr. John F. Davis
Mr. Lance Erickson
Drs. Tomas and Marcella Klima
Mary Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herzog’s 50th Wedding
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clark Abbott
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Brochstein
Dr. and Mrs. Gene Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Deutser
Ms. Ginger Spira Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lapin
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Barry M. Lewis
Mr. Joel Lowenstein
Ms. Suzanne Miller
Mr. and Mrs. David Neuberger
Mrs. Minnette Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Weil
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zuber
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Ms. Patricia Kay
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hinton
Ms. Suzy Lanier
Vincent Kickerillo’s 80th Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Ted H. Dinerstein
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pactor & Family
Marcia and Neil Strauss
Mr. Steve Tyrell & Family
Patrick J. Hogan, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kligman
Ms. Katherine B. Mays
David S. Holland
Mr. Jay Frankel
Dena Houchin, R.N.
Lauren Hund
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hund
Barbara Hurwitz’s Birthday
Dr.Warren Jacobs’ Birthday
Surendra K. Jain, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Nicholas Roe
Lord Jesus Christ
Mr. Wallace P. Davis
Lonnie Jones
Ms. Suzy Lanier
Mrs. Maurice Joseph’s Birthday
Saving Arthur’s Life 2 Times
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Kapel
Molly Ann Kaplan’s Recovery
Mrs. Morris Karam
Chris Kase’s Birthday
Ms. Rosalyn D. Meyers
Doris Katz’s Recovery
Mrs. Bernice Feld
Doris and Gerald Katz’s 80th Birthdays
Mrs. Bernice Feld
Mrs. Arthur Kotlen’s Birthday
Sidney Krakower’s Birthday
Jack Lapin’s Speedy Recovery
Mary Lauten
Mr. Earl H. Lauten
Dr. Leroy Leeds’ 70th Birthday
Zenaida M. Licon
Ms. Laura E. Orona
Charles Liszcz
Ms. Lisa Liszcz
Ms. Etta Insley
Meredith J. Long
Mr. and Mrs. Cavanaugh O’Leary
Ms. Jeanette Pliner
Pranav Loyalka, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund L. Cogburn
Pablo Lozano, M.D.
Roberto Lufschanowski, M.D.
Ms. Carol L. Ashton
Mr. and Mrs. Alwyn L. Hahn
Mr. Q. Joe Machac
Michael A. Mowry Family
Terry J. Machac Family
Misty D. Schwartz
Johnny and Betty Maniscalco
J.A.M. Distributing Company
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Margolis
Ms. Suzanne Miller
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Bobby Maricle
John J. Seger, M.D.
Jay Marks’ Birthday
Edward K. Massin, M.D.
Mr. Lance Erickson
Debbie McClanahan and Roger Jackson
Ms. Suzy Lanier
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McClendon
Faber F. McMullen
Mr. J. H. G. Eason
Barbara Meyer’s Birthday
Barbara & Randall Meyer’s 50th Wedding
Anniversary
Jean Mintz’s 75th Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Saul Mintz
Ms. Suzanne Miller
Lloyd W. Mooney
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. Mooney
John Morrison’s 75th Anniversary
Dr. Mary Neal’s Retirement
Bill and Caroline Nowak
Mr. Rick Nowak
David A. Ott, M.D.
Mr. Merrill T. Adamcik
Mr. and Mrs. L. Decker Dawson
Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Moran, Jr.
Mr. Jesse V. Noland, Jr.
Ms. Ramona Daigle Pole
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Riley
Dr. and Mrs. A. Nicholas Roe
Mr. Victor E. Spinks
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R. Thomas Solis, M.D.
Ms. Sherryl Verdugo
Penny Powers
Mr. and Mrs. A. Raford Brister
St. Luke’s 2nd Floor ICU Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reeves
Dean Quinn’s Birthday
Ms. Lucille Davis
Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Quinn, Jr.
Raymond F. Stainback, M.D.
Mrs. Gerald Rauch’s Birthday
Anna and Jason Stegemann’s Wedding Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Jetton
Shirley Stein’s Birthday
Mrs. Pam Sticksel & Family
Ms. Suzy Lanier
Jerome Robinson’s Recovery
Mrs. Bernice Feld
June Tellepsen
Marsha Rogers
Rick Teplitz’s Speedy Recovery
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Otis
Jay Rosenstein’s Birthday
Texas Heart Institute Personnel
Mr. and Mrs. James R. McLemore
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Sacaris’ 50th
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Taghi Hajizade
Shirley Toomin’s Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Schlumberger Happy Holidays & Healthy New Year
Mark J.M. Schnee, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lloyd
Dr. Mark J.M. Schnee & Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Saul A. Mintz
Herbert W. Scott’s 90th Birthday
Mrs. Lola B. Scott
Bobby and Judy Shackouls
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn W. Conine
Victor Shainock’s Recovery
Mr. Lester Kastleman
Dr. and Mrs. Reeves Smith
Dr. Annie Varughese
Frank and Niki Vella
Ms. Deborah Dudley
Dr. Richard E.Wainerdi
Dr. Leslie Walker
Ms. Betty B. Bascle
Robert P.Walmsley, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rice Bethea
Karen Wallace
Mr. James Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weingarten’s 35th
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Whitlock
Ms. Suzy Lanier
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James T.Willerson, M.D.
Dr. Robert M. Ayres, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gootzeit
Mr. Thomas Leland Hopkins
Mr. and Mrs. Tom V. Penders
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Reed, III
Mr. and Mrs. A. Nelson Rusche
Mr. Jim Susman
Dr. Martha H. Tyson
Mr. and Mrs. Dan G. Webster, III
Mr. Tom Wilkins
Ms. Elizabeth P. Wilson
Dr. and Mrs. James T.Willerson
Ms. Marsha Amdur Maley
Frances Wolff’s Birthday
Ms. Suzanne Miller
Landon Woodruff
Mr. Gary D. Ward
Antoine G.Younis, M.D.
Your Friends During the Holiday Season
Ms. Marcia N. Strauss
Vincent Zaccario
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kolupanowich
Harry Zuber’s Recovery
Our goal is to express our gratitude to
donors in each issue of Texas Heart Institute
Update and to list each valued contributor
accurately. Despite our best efforts, however,
errors sometimes occur. In that event, we
would appreciate being notified at (832)
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Remembering a Legend
A Look Back
Top, from left, Co-Chairs Jan and Dan Duncan with
Mrs. (Katrin) Michael DeBakey.
Left , from left, Dr. James T. Willerson, Dr. Denton
A. Cooley and Dr. Richard Wainerdi.
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n Wednesday, January 21, 2009, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey became the 14th—and first
posthumous—recipient of The Denton A. Cooley Leadership Award. The evening was
an inspiring affirmation of Dr. DeBakey’s remarkable contributions to medicine and society,
and an important reminder of the high esteem in which he is held. Dr. Richard Wainerdi,
President of the Texas Medical Center, accepted the award on behalf of the DeBakey family.
Participating in the richly deserved tribute to Dr. DeBakey were Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, who enjoyed a
close association with Dr. DeBakey and played a leadership role in his receipt of the Congressional Gold Medal, and Dr.
Denton A. Cooley, who considers Dr. DeBakey one of the three most important mentors in his career.
Dr. James T. Willerson’s “State of the Heart” provided a compelling vision (see front page) for the future of the
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, and the introduction of and remarks by Mr. Stuart McGinney,
a victim of heart failure and a heart transplant recipient, were an important reminder of the thousands of victims of
cardiovascular disease who benefit from the latest advancements in treatment and technology, skillfully applied by THI at
SLEH physicians.
Net proceeds from the event, which totaled $482,000, are being used to uncover the basic mechanisms responsible
for heart attacks, heart failure and strokes, and to develop new ways to prevent and treat them.
We thank and salute the following individuals and organizations for their stellar support.
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Remembering A Legend Contributors (continued from page 29)
TABLE UNDERWRITERS
$50,000 LEAD
Margaret Alkek Williams
Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation
$25,000 LEADERSHIP
Jan and Dan Duncan
Nancy and Rich Kinder
Martha H. Miller
$25,000 CO-LEADERSHIP
Mr. Fayez Sarofim
$15,000 CO-HUMANITARIAN
Nona and David Carmichael
Carolyn and John Young
Windi and David Grimes
Laurie and Reed Morian
Courtney and Christopher Sarofim
Barbara and Charles Hurwitz
The Kickerillo Family
The Honorable Bob and
Mrs. Elyse Lanier
$10,000 BENEFACTOR
Linbeck Group
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Linn
Dee S. Osborne, Trustee
Ralph H. & Ruth J. McCullough Foundation
Pearce Industries, Inc.
Texas Children’s Hospital
$10,000 CO-BENEFACTOR
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hudson
Gulf Coast Pathology Associates, P.A.
Paul M. Allison, MD
Arthur W. Bracey, MD
Alice J. Chen, MD, PhD
John H. Connelly, MD
Diego E. Fiorito, MD
Polly K. Gauthier, MD
Daniel L. Grimmer, MD
Kent A. Heck, MD
Laurie S. Holley, MD
Barbara A. Lines, MD
Cristina Montalvo, MD
Sara Sant’Ambrogio, MD
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Rhonda L. Shannon, MD
Laura E. Sulak, MD
Melissa W. Taggart, MD
$5,000 SPONSOR
Drs. Roberta and Chris Bogaev
Rose and Harry Cullen
Lois and Carl Davis
Jerry & Nanette Finger
Global Healthcare Alliance, Inc.
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Renal Specialists of Houston, P.A.
Michele P. Sartori, MD
Singleton Associates, P.A.
$5,000 CO-SPONSOR
Mrs. Jean W. Brown
Mrs. Suzanne C. Levin
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lummis
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Peterkin
Southwest Cardiovascular
Consultants, P.A.
Patrick J. Hogan, MD
R. David Fish, MD
Emerson Perin, MD
Jorge Guttin, MD
Guilherme V. Silva, MD
Cardiology Specialists of Houston
Bernardo Treistman, MD
Robert J. Card, MD
Carlos R. Jessurun, MD
Andres Mesa, MD
Juan C. Rozo, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Stanton P. Fischer
Drs. Layne O. Gentry and
Carmen O. Neu
Drs. Steve Lorch and Clare Gentry
Dr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Solis
Dr. and Mrs. Alexander N. Stadnyk
Dr. Igor Gregoric
Dr. and Mrs. James J. Livesay
Dr. and Mrs. Ross M. Reul
Hall-Garcia Cardiology Associates, P.A.
Ali Massumi, MD
Virendra Mathur, MD
Neil E. Strickman, MD
Raymond Stainback, MD
James M. Wilson, MD
Abdi Rasekh, MD
Joseph Navarijo, MD
Sheila Heinle, MD
Mehdi Razavi, MD
Gerardo Kalife, MD
Mohammad Saeed, MD
Christopher M. Frank, MD
$3,500 PATRON
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PURCHASERS
Bank of Houston
CardiacAssist, Inc.
Denton A. Cooley Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Coselli
Humana Health Plans
Leachman Cardiology Associates, P.A.
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Consultants, LLP
The University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston
The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center
The Wall Street Journal
$2,500 LEADERSHIP
Ms. Mary Criner Blake
Mrs. Diane Lokey Farb
Sheila and Steven Miller
Ms. Regina J. Rogers
Mrs. Joan Schnitzer Levy
$1,000 BENEFACTOR
Mrs. E. Lillo Crain (2)
Judith M. and Irwin L. Levy
$3,500 CO-PATRON
$500 SPONSOR
Cardiology Consultants of Houston
Edward K. Massin, MD
Jorge A. Garcia-Gregory, MD
Mark J. Schnee, MD
Jaime Benrey, MD
Michael J. Mihalick, MD
Yvonne and Aron Amato
Dr. and Mrs. Barney Barrett
Jan and Gene Cernan
Shirley and Jim Dannenbaum
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A.F. Dixon
Sharleen and Jack Doherty
Dr. and Mrs. Sayed Feghali
Harriet and Truett Latimer
Dr. and Mrs. Scott A. LeMaire
Joan and Mike McGee
Mrs. Rush H. Record (2)
Charles J. Schechter, MD (2)
John D. Swope and Carolyn Orlando
$5,000
Burguières Family Foundation
Mr. Jack Hunt
Frances and Peter Marzio
M.D. Anderson Foundation
Shadywood Foundation
$350 PATRON
Paige and Tilman Fertitta
The Hildebrand Fund
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.
Tom Arnold, MD (2)
W. John Arringdale, MD
Mr. Terry Crane
Frost Bank (1)
Carole and Rick Harrington
The Living Bank
$3,500
Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. (4)
Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Livesay
Mary Lynn and Steve Marks
Nancy and Lucian Morrison
Dr. Arlene Ricardo and Mr. Steve Parnis
Drs. Shirley Riggs and Erwin Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Salvador
Mr. Marc R. Sportsman
Suzanne Taylor and Norman Roser
David Wood
Marsh USA, Inc.
CONTRIBUTORS
$10,000
John P. McGovern Foundation
The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation
Mosbacher, Sr.
Shackouls Family Foundation
Wilhelmina R. and Ed Smith
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
$3,000
$700
Ginger and Jack Blanton
$500
Cathy and Ed Frank
Douglas Mann, MD
Mr. Tom Rivers
Joan and Parker Quillen
James M. and Karen F. Stone
Mr. Bert F. Winston, Jr.
OTHER DONORS
June and Virgil Waggoner
$2,500
Mr. George B. Geary
Terry Huffington and Ralph Dittman
Medtronic CardioVascular
$2,000
Marc and Barbara Mattsson
$1,500
Charles Jago Elder Foundation, Inc.
Wilhelmina E. (Beth) Robertson Fund
$1,000
Mrs. Sylvia A. Butter
Timothy K. Colgan, MD
Mr. Jesse W. Couch
Ms. Estelle Shepherd Dunn
Mr. Gus K. Eifler
Mrs. Barbara S. Fitch
Carol and Gary Gartsman
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Heath
In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H.
Margolis
The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation
Mr. William J. Hogan
Mr. Raymond Padden
Ms. Rose M. Perez
Dr. Pon Satitpunwaycha
Dr. Heinrich and Gabriele Taegtmeyer
Dr. Michael & Susan Bloome
In Honor of Dr. James T. Willerson
The Cooley Connection
S
imilar to The Cooley Circle, The Cooley Connection was created to strengthen the
Texas Heart Institute’s progress against cardiovascular disease and to introduce
succeeding generations of leaders—those 45 years of age and younger—to the
Institute. Members of The Cooley Connection contribute $1,500 annually.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Embrey
Bridget and J. Mark Gidley
Mr. and Mrs. Rand Holstead
Martha Long
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Mathis
Courtney and Christopher Sarofim
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Texas Heart® Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Board of Trustees
Isaac Arnold, Jr.
Charles Butt
Larry R. Kaiser, M.D.
Chairman Emeritus
David M. Carmichael
Kelli Kickerillo
Robert Cizik
R. Bruce LaBoon
Meredith J. Long
Morton A. Cohn
Elyse Lanier
Chairman
Peter Coneway
Michael C. Linn
James L. Daniel, Jr.
Rodney H. Margolis
Bobby S. Shackouls
Jack N. Doherty
Frances Marzio
Vice Chairman
Jan E. Duncan
Steven L. Miller
John H. Duncan
S. Reed Morian
James T. Willerson, M.D.
Donald L. Evans
T. William Porter
President & Medical Director
Tilman J. Fertitta
Thomas A. Roupe
Alfred C. Glassell III
Christopher Sarofim
Julius Glickman
Fayez Sarofim
President Emeritus &
David M. Grimes
Edward B. Singleton, M.D.
Surgeon-in-Chief
Frank J. Hevrdejs
Roland Sledge
William M. Hitchcock
Tony Vallone
Lindsay Holstead
Margaret Alkek Williams
Barbara R. Hurwitz
Wallace S. Wilson
Joseph D. Jamail
John H. Young
Jodie Lee Jiles
Fred Zeidman
NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
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Josephine Abercrombie
William Clay Ford
The Honorable James A. Baker, III
Clare Glassell
Philip Burguieres
General (Ret.) Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Eugene A. Cernan
Lee A. Iacocca
Robert Cizik
Don D. Jordan
HONORARY TRUSTEES
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
The Honorable James A. Baker, III
David J. Fine
Dan L. Duncan
President & CEO
Sheldon R. Erikson
William Farish
Jack Hunt
SPECIAL LIAISON FROM
Drayton McLane
THE UNIVERSITY OF
Robert C. McNair
TEXAS SYSTEM
John L. Nau, III
Hakeem Olajuwon,
Randa S. Safady, Ph.D.
Anthony G. Petrello
Vice Chancellor for External Relations
TRUSTEE EMERITI
Howard W. Horne, Sr.
Jack T. Trotter
James L. Ketelsen
The Honorable Robert A. Mosbacher, Sr.
Larry King
Frederick R. Nederlander
C. Everett Koop, M.D.
Greg Norman
George P. Mitchell
Darrell K. Royal
John T. Montford
Nolan Ryan
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It’s my party and
I’ll run if I want to
O
n October 31, 2009, the Great
Pumpkin—as in Great Pumpkin
Fun Run—will celebrate his 14th
birthday. Fittingly, it falls on
a Saturday and he would be
frightfully disappointed if you
weren’t there to join in the
celebration.
Presented by Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of Texas, the fun run, designed to
T h e 2 0 0 9
promote cardiovascular
health through exercise,
will again feature the 5K
Great Pumpkin Dash, the
3K Goblin Gallop and the 1K
Witches Walk. The post-race
party will include a live band,
great food and beverages, and
what has become a seasonal
favorite, the Children’s Costume Contest. Participants also enjoy exciting
door prizes and runners’ awards, as well as wonderful long-sleeve T-shirts.
Sponsors to date include Bank of Houston, Cici’s Pizza, Continental Airlines, Pin Oaks
Interests, Porter & Hedges, L.L.P., St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Tony’s Restaurant, and
Watermill Express.
The easiest way to register is online at www.texasheart.org. There, you will find
information about registering in person; dates, times and locations of packet pickup; and more.
Speaking of participating, it is also our pleasure to thank all those who supported the 2008 Great
Pumpkin Fun Run.
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MAJOR SPONSOR
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of
Texas, Inc.
Texas Children’s Heart Center
Tony’s Restaurant
Watermill Express
SPONSORS:
Bank of Houston
Cici’s Pizza
Coca-Cola
Continental Airlines
Frankel Building Company
Dian and Doug Huddle
Kickerillo Companies
Joe Levit Family Foundation
Pin Oak Interests
Porter & Hedges, L.L.P.
The Sports Authority
St. Luke’s Episcopal
Health System
DOOR PRIZES & OTHER
SPECIAL SUPPORT:
J. Alexander’s Restaurant
Alley Theatre
Arthur W. Bracey, M.D.
Café Express
Carmelo’s Italian
Restaurant
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Chili’s Restaurants
ComedySportz
Doneraki Restaurant
Doubletree Hotel - Houston
Downtown
Goode Company
Restaurants
Gulf Greyhound Park
Chris Holmes
Houston Palm
Houston Aeros Charities
Houston Comets
Houston Museum of
Natural Science
Houston Symphony
The Houstonian Hotel
Los Tios, LTD
Magic Island
Masraff’s on Post Oak Lane
Perry’s Restaurant Group
Prima Pasta
Pronto Cucinino
Rudy Lechner’s – German
Restaurant
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Skeeter’s Grill
Shirley Somers
Spanish Flower Restaurant
Taste of Texas Restaurant
Teas Nursery Company
Barry D. Toombs, M.D.
The Westin Galleria &
Westin Oaks
Jimmy Wilson’s Seafood
& Chop House
COUPONS:
Jamba Juice
James Coney Island
Mahatma Rice
Minute Rice
Riviana Foods, Inc.
Success Rice
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:
Danae Stephenson
Texas Heart® Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Improves Ranking Among Top Heart Centers
T
he Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s
Episcopal Hospital (THI at SLEH) is on the
rise. In the July 21, 2009, issue of U.S.News
& World Report, THI at SLEH is ranked
among the top ten cardiovascular centers
for the 19th consecutive year. This year’s
ranking is number five (5), up from
number seven (7) a year ago.
Of the almost 4,900 hospitals in the nation,
only 174 were of high-enough quality to be
ranked in even a single specialty this year. It
should also be noted that the THI at SLEH is
the only heart center in the Southwest to be
listed in the top ten.
The 2008 top-ranked heart centers
are: 1) Cleveland Clinic; 2) Mayo
Clinic; 3) Johns Hopkins Hospital;
4) Massachusetts General Hospital;
5) Texas Heart Institute at St.
Luke’s Episcopal Hospital; 6) Brigham
and Women’s Hospital; 7) New York-Presbyterian
University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell; 8) Duke
University Hospital Medical Center; 9) Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania; and 10) Ronald Reagan
UCLA Medical Center.
The top centers listed fit a certain mold. They
are often referral centers because their physicians see
sicker patients and do higher
volumes of difficult procedures.
Donor Highlight
They follow and often propose
T he C h a r l e s a n d M e l i s s a D av i s F o u n d at i o n
advanced treatment guidelines.
They conduct research that
migrates from the labs and
The Charles and Melissa Davis Foundation has been a consistent
computer databases to the
supporter of the Texas Heart Institute (THI) since 1999. Its
bedside. And they take
generous annual gifts are always accompanied by a personal note
advantage of improvements in
from Melissa Davis to convey their hope that it will assist THI in
imaging, surgical devices and
accomplishing its goals in the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Davis, the
other technologies.
message from THI President James T. Willerson in this issue of Texas
For more information, please
visit www.usnews.com.
Heart Institute Update is a testament to the progress made possible
by the gracious support we receive from our donors. Thank you.
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PERMIT NO. 7249
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for friends, physicians
and staff of the Texas
Heart Institute.
Editor:
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Please recycle.
It’s my party and
I’ll run if I want to
www.texasheart.org
O
n October 31, 2009, the Great Pumpkin—as in Great
Pumpkin Fun Run—will celebrate his 14th birthday.
Fittingly, it falls on a Saturday and he would be frightfully
disappointed if you weren’t there to join in the celebration.
T h e
2 0 0 9
Here is how to register:
1. Online at www.texasheart.org
2. Call the Fun Run Hotline at (832) 355-9584 to request a registration
form, or to learn how to register in person at The Sports Authority.
Saturday October 31, 2009, 8:00 a.m. Hermann Square (Smith & Walker – across from Tranquility Park)

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