My all time hero, Dr. Joel Cooper, attended our Birthday Ball and I had an opportunity to have a long chat with him. Dr. Cooper performed the first successful lung transplant in the world in 1983 and opened the door for people like myself to live who otherwise would have surely died. He is now at Washington University, St. Louis, MO. You can read about his breakthrough surgery at the following site: http://record.wustl.edu/archive/1995/08-17-95/6595.html