Bill Text: NY J00120 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. James Schalk upon the occasion of celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-15 - ADOPTED [J00120 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00120-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 120

BY: Senator JACOBS

        CONGRATULATING  Mr. and Mrs. James Schalk upon the
        occasion   of   celebrating   their   60th   Wedding
        Anniversary

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  takes  great  pleasure  in paying
tribute to those flourishing marriages that have stood the test of  time
to serve as a paradigm for present and future generations; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the sense of this Legislative Body to congratulate
Mr.  and Mrs. James Schalk upon the occasion of celebrating  their  60th
Wedding  Anniversary  with  a  family  dinner  at Lombardo's Ristorante,
Buffalo, New York; and

  WHEREAS, James Schalk and the former Helen Richardson of  Tonawanda,
New  York,  were  united in marriage on October 11, 1958, in St. Mary of
Sorrows Catholic Church in Buffalo; and

  WHEREAS, They are the proud  parents  of  three  children,  and  the
loving grandparents of four grandchildren; and

  WHEREAS,  Mr. and Mrs. James Schalk are and always have been a tower
of strength, support, understanding and limitless love for their family;
and

  WHEREAS, Their devotion, caring, sensitivity and  responsiveness  to
their  family,  friends  and  all  who  know them are their hallmark and
tradition; and

  WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. James Schalk have lived and continue  to  live
their lives with great dignity and genuine grace, always demonstrating a
deep  and  continuing  concern  for  human  values and ideals, and in so
doing, they have inspired others to do the same; and

  WHEREAS, This meaningful occasion is the result of  the  love,  hard
work and spirit this couple has invested in their marriage; and

  WHEREAS,  These  same  values  they have passed to their loved ones,
producing a family that is close-knit and supportive of  its  individual
members,  public-minded  in its relations to the community and committed
to the ideals of citizenship upon which this Nation was founded; and

  WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. James Schalk have touched the lives  of  their
family  and  many friends through the shining example of their marriage,
which is a testament to the devotion and admiration which  they  possess
for one another; and

  WHEREAS,  The  longevity  of  this  enduring  marriage truly marks a
milestone in life's journey, an event of personal triumph and joy; and

  WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body  that  when  an
occasion of such importance is brought to our attention, the same should
be  memorialized by us for the edification and emulation of others; now,
therefore, be it


  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Mr. and Mrs. James Schalk upon the occasion of  celebrating
their 60 Wedding Anniversary; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Mr. and Mrs. James Schalk.