as president was announced at the same time, though the two would remain full-time employees for another five years. Kelleher ultimately stepped down as chairman on May 21, 2008. Immediately following, Southwest Airlines filled both the chairman and president positions with then-current CEO Gary C. Kelly, who had taken over the CEO position from Parker three years earlier. Kelleher was given the title of chairman emeritus with an office at Southwest Airlines headquarters and he remained connected to the company until his death in 2019. In July 2010, Kelleher was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors for 2011. Kelleher's term expired in 2013. Previously, he had served as deputy chair. Awards Kelleher was the recipient of over 100 awards and honors in the worlds of business and aviation during his life."Southwest Airlines Public Relations - Herb D. Kelleher" , accessed January 4, 2019. Some of the most notable include: Inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame, 1988. Tony Jannus Award for outstanding leadership in the commercial aviation industry, 1993. Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, 1996. Chief Executive named him CEO of the year for 1999. International Air & Space Hall of Fame inductee at the San Diego Air & Space Museum, 2002. Bower Award for Business Leadership, 2003. L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation, 2005. Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, 2008. The section of Cedar Springs Road in Dallas, Texas, leading to Love Field Airport was officially renamed Herb Kelleher Way in 2014. Personal life At Wesleyan he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. On a blind date at a basketball game, he met Joan Negley who was a student at Connecticut College in New London. The two got married, and Joan was the person who introduced him to the state of Texas, which he also fell in love with, saying "The greatest business decision I ever made ...was the move to Texas." They had four children, Julie, Michael, Ruth and David. Kelleher was known for getting little sleep and for his affinity for Wild Turkey bourbon and cigarettes. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999, and underwent radiation therapy. He died on January 3, 2019, in Dallas at the age of 87. References External links Business Week – Herb Kelleher on the Record Forbes – Southwest Airlines: Profit for