Bill Text: NY J00740 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Firefighter Thomas Bowen upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 30 years of dedicated service to the Williston Park Fire Department

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - ADOPTED [J00740 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00740-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 740

BY: Senator MARTINS

        COMMENDING   Firefighter  Thomas  Bowen  upon  the
        occasion of his designation for special  recognition
        after 30 years of dedicated service to the Williston
        Park Fire Department

  WHEREAS,  Citizens  across  our State and Nation are inspired by and
indebted to our noble volunteer firefighters  who  exhibit  courage  and
bravery every day in the course of their duties; and

  WHEREAS,   Volunteer  firefighters  exemplify  the  power  of  human
compassion and the strength of the American spirit  through  actions  of
the   most   heroic  magnitude;  their  sacrifices  and  their  selfless
dedication merit tribute and recognition by all citizens of  this  great
country; and

  WHEREAS,   This   Legislative   Body  is  justly  proud  to  commend
Firefighter Thomas Bowen  upon  the  occasion  of  his  designation  for
special  recognition  after 30 years of dedicated service as a member of
the Williston Park Fire Department,  to  be  celebrated  at  its  Annual
Inspection  Dinner on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Milleridge Inn in
Jericho, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Thomas Bowen started at the Williston Park Fire  Department
in  January  of 1990; he has served as the Financial Secretary from 2012
to present; and

  WHEREAS, Firefighters unwaveringly serve our great State with pride,
valor, and integrity; these respected volunteers are often the first  to
respond to an emergency, whether the emergency is a fire, transportation
accident,  natural  disaster, act of terrorism, medical crisis, or spill
of hazardous materials; and

  WHEREAS, It takes a special dedication,  a  strong  desire  to  help
others  and  a tireless sense of community to forsake precious time with
family and friends to respond to the signal that a neighbor is in  need;
Thomas  Bowen  is  one  such firefighter; throughout 30 years of devoted
service, this volunteer heroically performed, above and beyond the  call
of   duty,   those  responsibilities  which  define  the  task  of  fire
protection; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Firefighter  Thomas  Bowen upon the occasion of his designation
for special recognition after 30  years  of  dedicated  service  to  the
Williston Park Fire Department; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Firefighter Thomas Bowen.