LittleSis: John G Breen

Former Sherwin-Williams CEO and Chairman John " Jack" Breen has died. Breen joined the company in 1979 as CEO and achieved 21 consecutive years of earnings improvement. During his tenure, he achieved a host of accomplishments,including store growth from 1,400 in 1979 to 2,396 in 1999, growing revenue to more than $5 billion and much more. Mr. Breen remained a member of the Sherwin-Williams Board of Directors until his retirement in April 2005. JOHN G. BREEN, retired, served as Chairman of The Sherwin-Williams Company from April 1980 to April 2000; he had been Chief Executive Officer from 1979 to 1999. He is a director of MTD Holdings Inc. and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He also is a Trustee of John Carroll University and of University Hospitals Health Systems. Mr. Breen is 73 years old and has been a director since July 2000. He is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee and the Finance and Pension Committee. Mr. Breen's term will expire at the 2010 Annual Meeting.

Donor	Common Recipients
Duane R Roberts	John McCain, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Martin R Hoke, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Robert Schellhas	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
Mark F Dalton	John McCain, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Portman Victory Cmte 2010
Helen DeVos	John McCain, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Alan B Lindner	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Frank Cremeans, Republican National Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Charles R. Black	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
John G McCoy	John McCain, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, John Glenn, Frank Cremeans, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Gene Watts, Josh Mandel
Fred A Lennon	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, Mike DeWine, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pat Buchanan, Ronna Romney, Gregory A White, Cooper Snyder
C Boyden Gray	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
Lawrence J Dolan	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney
Robert D Walter	George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Portman Victory Cmte 2010
Thomas C Sullivan	George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Peter J Corrigan
Ken Kies	John McCain, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
David E Hall	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
David P Lauer	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
Warren Stephens	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Bryce L Harlow	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Peter Karmanos Jr	John McCain, Mike DeWine, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Shawn Smeallie	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Douglas G Borror	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney

Donor

Common Recipients

Duane R Roberts

John McCain, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Martin R Hoke, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory

Robert Schellhas

Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel

Mark F Dalton

John McCain, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Portman Victory Cmte 2010

Helen DeVos

John McCain, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory

Alan B Lindner

John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Frank Cremeans, Republican National Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory