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Considine credits Becky, his wife of 43 years, with a happy home life and three well-adjusted children, which afforded him the luxury of pouring his heart and soul into his work. Now an empty nester, he's less conflicted about his work-life balance, but that wasn't always the case. "When Cathryn was in either kindergarten or first grade, her teacher told Mrs. Considine she was sorry to hear about her and Mr. C breaking up," O'Desky says. "Becky was surprised, and asked where she heard that news. The teacher said Cathryn mentioned he didn't live at home. When Mr. C. heard, he called and told me he needed to be home in the evenings because Cathryn didn't think he lived with them anymore. We can laugh about it now, but she was serious at the time." Long before he was a CEO, Considine shoveled sidewalks, painted homes, mowed grass, unloaded trucks, worked in the tire pit at Goodrich and peddled newspapers-all jobs he says helped to shape his work ethic. Stay grounded Back in his office, Considine takes a minute to reflect on the framed sun catcher resting on his windowsill. A former patient's mom gave it to him, and it's something he deeply cherishes. "Angie was a 13-year-old girl with cancer who took advantage of our art therapy program and was known for making sun catchers for the doctors and nurses," he says. "She was an inspiration; she made people's lives better. After she died, her mother gave me one of the two sun catchers she never got to complete. It reminds me every day that our work as a children's hospital is never done." Considine's retirement plans are not set, but he says he sees himself always having a home in Akron. "My biggest challenge is prioritizing all the things I want to get done for Akron Children's," Considine says. "I won't rest because I plan to come back here even in retirement to check out all the new things being done." Next, it's off to an evening dinner meeting, a typical day's end advocating for the Akron Children's Hospital mission. Kathy Johnson is a writer, editor, public relations consultant and principal at New View Communications in Akron, Ohio. Send questions or comments to magazine@childrenshospitals.org. Trion, a Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC Company, is one of the nation's leading employee benefits consultants, brokers and administrators. Trion's Healthcare specialty team uses industry-focused experience and knowledge to create solutions for your most complex employee benefits and absence management challenges. We provide innovative solutions, products and services that lead to outstanding results and cost savings. Learn more about how our Strategic Solutions for the Healthcare Industry can benefit you and your employees. Call 877 652 6712 or visit us online at www.trion.com. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL S TODAY Summer 2016 15 http://www.trion.com

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