[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO ALAN CABLE

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                            HON. STEVE KAGEN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 9, 2010

  Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, I rise here today to pay tribute to Mr. 
Alan Cable as he retires as the president and chief executive officer 
of the Community Blood Center. For 26 years Mr. Cable oversaw the 
critical work of the blood center and is a distinguished community 
leader in northeast Wisconsin. As friends, family and colleagues gather 
to pay tribute to his hard work and dedication, I ask my colleagues to 
join me in honoring this outstanding individual.
  If you talk to professionals at medical centers across the State of 
Wisconsin, they will all certainly sing the praises of Alan. Under his 
management, the Community Blood Center has been widely recognized as a 
stellar organization that meets hospitals' needs for blood products, 
and his work is credited with saving countless lives.
  Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Cable has greatly expanded the 
blood center. Under his leadership, the organization has grown from 30 
employees to 150 employees and from 8,500 annual blood donations to 
55,000 blood donations each year. This has helped guarantee that, for 
the last 20 years, patients in 17 Wisconsin hospitals have had ample 
access to safe blood transfusions. Mr. Cable has also contributed to 
the well being of communities beyond the 8th District of Wisconsin. He 
has worked with several national organizations including the National 
Blood Exchange Task Force, the American Association of Blood Banks and 
America's Blood Center.
  Madam Speaker, as Alan Cable celebrates his retirement, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in saluting a truly extraordinary member of our 
community.

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