TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — They are two well-known names in the Tampa Bay area: Frank Morsani, a longtime pillar in the business community and frequent philanthropist, and Rhea Law, the current president of the University of South Florida.

Both felt the same way. It was a mutual friend who instigated the plan for them to co-chair this year's Tampa Bay Heart Walk.

"I just said if Frank wants to do it, I'm in," Law said.

"I look at it as a responsibility I have as a person, as a human being," Morsani said.

Morsani made his mark in the automotive industry before he and his wife carol donated to causes near and dear to them: Morsani Hall at the Straz Center and the Morsani College of Medicine at USF, but why the Heart Walk?

"We know it's important," Morsani said. "It's important. The importance

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