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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and preventive medicine pioneer Dr. Kenneth |
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H. Cooper is marking this significant milestone in his life on March |
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4, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Oklahoma City in 1931, Kenneth Cooper |
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completed both his bachelor's degree and medical degree at the |
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University of Oklahoma and earned a master's degree from the |
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Harvard University School of Public Health; he served in the U.S. |
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Army and Air Force for 13 years as a flight surgeon and as director |
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of the Aerospace Medical Laboratory in San Antonio; working with |
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NASA, he helped create programs to keep astronauts in strong |
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condition; he also developed fitness tests still in use today by |
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military organizations and others across the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cooper wrote a bestseller, Aerobics, that |
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introduced a new word to the popular lexicon in 1968 and spurred |
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interest in disease prevention through exercise; two years later, |
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he left the military to focus on the relationship between |
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cardiovascular fitness and health and longevity, and he trained the |
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Brazilian soccer team, which won the World Cup that year; as the |
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founder of The Cooper Institute and the Cooper Fitness Center in |
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Dallas, he has worked tirelessly for decades to combat the |
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childhood obesity epidemic and other health problems caused by poor |
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diets and inactivity; he has lectured in more than 50 countries, and |
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he has published numerous popular books; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cooper has trademarked a 90-day, 8-step plan to |
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live better both sooner and later, and he encourages Texans to "Get |
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Cooperized" by maintaining a healthy weight, making healthy food |
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choices most of the time, exercising most days of the week, taking |
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the right supplements, not using tobacco, controlling alcohol |
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usage, managing stress, and getting a regular comprehensive |
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physical exam; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Cooper enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Millie; they take great pride in their |
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daughter, Berkley, their son, Tyler, and their five grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Cooper has made profound contributions to |
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the field of preventive medicine, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on his important work in helping people live longer and |
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healthier lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper on the |
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occasion of his 90th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Cooper as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Turner of Dallas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 194 was adopted by the House on March |
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18, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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