[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1280 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1280

 Honoring and recognizing the life, achievements, and contributions of 
                       John Henderson McConnell.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2008

Mr. Tiberi (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Pryce 
  of Ohio, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Turner, Mrs. 
  Schmidt, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Latta, and Mr. 
Ryan of Ohio) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring and recognizing the life, achievements, and contributions of 
                       John Henderson McConnell.

Whereas John Henderson McConnell was born on May 10, 1923, in Pughtown, West 
        Virginia, and grew up during the Great Depression;
Whereas he served his country honorably in the United States Navy aboard the 
        U.S.S. Saratoga during World War II;
Whereas he founded Worthington Industries in 1955 and grew it into one of 
        Central Ohio's 10 largest public companies;
Whereas Worthington Industries is now traded on the New York Stock Exchange, has 
        made a profit in every year since it was founded, and now employs 8,000 
        people in 69 facilities in 11 countries;
Whereas Mr. McConnell was named Chief Executive Officer of the Year by Financial 
        World magazine and Industry Week magazine recognized him for Excellence 
        in Management;
Whereas Mr. McConnell's leadership style, which has been included in the 
        business curriculum at Harvard University, embodies the company's 
        philosophy of ``We treat our customers, employees, investors and 
        suppliers as we would like to be treated.'';
Whereas the leadership of ``Mr. Mac'' earned the loyalty of his employees, who 
        raised $50,000 to construct a fountain bearing his name on the banks of 
        the Scioto River in 1986;
Whereas through his philanthropic pursuits, Mr. McConnell became widely 
        recognized as one of Columbus, Ohio's most generous citizens;
Whereas, last year, McConnell donated $1,000,000 to Worthington, Ohio's Peggy R. 
        McConnell Arts Center, named after his late wife;
Whereas Mr. McConnell donated $15,000,000 to establish the McConnell Heart 
        Hospital and Health Center in Columbus, Ohio;
Whereas he endowed one of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of 
        Fame's National Scholar-Athlete Awards in 1999 with a $300,000 gift to 
        the organization;
Whereas he was the recipient of the Horatio Alger Award and the National 
        Football Foundation Gold Medal Award;
Whereas Mr. McConnell was the majority owner of the Columbus Blue Jackets and 
        the leader of the effort to bring the National Hockey League franchise 
        to Columbus in 1997;
Whereas Mr. McConnell also was one of the early investors in the Columbus Crew 
        franchise and previously was a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates 
        and the Columbus Destroyers;
Whereas he received the 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason, the Ohio Governor's 
        Award, and the Michigan State University Outstanding Alumni Award;
Whereas Mr. McConnell was inducted into the Junior Achievement National Business 
        Hall of Fame, the Central Ohio Business Hall of Fame, and the Columbus 
        Hall of Fame; and
Whereas Mr. McConnell is survived by his son, John, of Galena, Ohio, his 
        daughter, Margaret, of New Orleans, Louisiana, and 7 grandchildren, K.C. 
        and Jennifer Kollis; John H. II, Jessica, Porter, and Colin McConnell; 
        and Luke Edmunds: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors and recognizes 
the life, achievements, and contributions of the late John Henderson 
McConnell.
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