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
Marilyn Fox	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
William DeWitt Jr	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Frank Baxter	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
Richard L Bowen	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Robert A Gardner, Josh Mandel, Tom Ganley
Stanley Tate	John McCain, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
Albert Vontz III	George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Michael David Epstein	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
John F Donahue	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Richard M. DeVos, Jr.	John McCain, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
John B McCoy	George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, John Glenn, Frank Cremeans, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Josh Mandel
Dan Gilbert	John McCain, George Voinovich, Rob Portman, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Albert E Heekin III	John McCain, Rob Portman, John Glenn, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory, Portman Victory Cmte 2010
Robert L Reynolds	John McCain, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Richard Egan	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney
Richard DeVos	John McCain, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney
Donald J Hall, Jr	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Bill Schuette, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Tom Foley
Harvey M Meyerhoff	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
William H Strong	John McCain, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Martin Trust	John McCain, George Voinovich, Rob Portman, John Kasich, John Glenn, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
Roy Pfautch	John McCain, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel

Donor

Common Recipients

Marilyn Fox

John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel

William DeWitt Jr

John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory

Frank Baxter

John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel

Richard L Bowen

John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Robert A Gardner, Josh Mandel, Tom Ganley

Stanley Tate

John McCain, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel