Bill Text: NY J00782 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Madison Alcock upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-20 - ADOPTED [J00782 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J00782-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 782

BY: Senator MANNION

        COMMENDING Madison Alcock upon the occasion of her
        designation  as  recipient  of  a Liberty Medal, the
        highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New
        York State Senate

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  and
commend  the  caring  concern  and  heroic  acts of individuals who take
prompt and appropriate action in  emergency  situations,  nobly  risking
their own lives in an effort to preserve the life of another; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend Madison Alcock upon the occasion of her designation as recipient
of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the
New York State Senate; and

  WHEREAS,  The New York State Senate Liberty Medal was established by
Resolution and is  awarded  to  individuals  who  have  merited  special
commendation  for exceptional, heroic, or humanitarian acts on behalf of
their fellow New Yorkers; and

  WHEREAS, On Saturday, March 20, 2021, 16-year-old Madison Alcock was
babysitting for a little girl who was almost  three  years-old  and  her
little  brother  who  was  six  months old; she has been babysitting for
these children for two years; and

  WHEREAS, Madison Alcock put the  baby  to  bed  before  putting  the
little  girl down for the night; the baby started to cry, so she went in
to his room and brought him out to the living room and was holding  him,
trying to calm him down; and

  WHEREAS,  The infant started "scream crying" and getting more upset;
Madison was still holding him and rocking him when he  suddenly  stopped
crying;  at first, she thought he cried himself to sleep but she thought
something did not seem right and when she looked down  at  him,  he  was
turning blue; and

  WHEREAS,  Responding without hesitation, Madison Alcock put the baby
on the floor and began CPR; she then told her phone (Siri) to dial  911;
she  continued  CPR  while giving the 911 operator her information about
what was happening as well as her location; and

  WHEREAS, Due to her quick and astute actions, the baby  was  revived
before the first responders arrived; and

  WHEREAS,  The  infant  was  taken  to  Upstate  Golisano  Children's
Hospital where the ER staff told the mother her  young  babysitter  made
all  the  difference  during  the  traumatic  life  or  death situation;
currently, the baby is being tested for a genetic heart conditions  that
went undetected until now; and

  WHEREAS,  Madison  Alcock,  who is a Junior at Cicero-North Syracuse
High School, took the Red Cross babysitting course two years ago  before

babysitting  for  this  family;  she also completed a first aid class at
school that taught CPR to better care for her clients; and

  WHEREAS,  Madison  Alcock, in her spontaneous and heroic act, has so
aptly demonstrated her character  and  compassion  for  the  welfare  of
others, personifying, by virtue of her action, the collective concern of
ordinary citizens across the community of New York State who voluntarily
respond  without  thought of danger or reward when others are in need of
help; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend Madison Alcock upon the occasion of her designation as recipient
of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the
New York State Senate; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Madison Alcock.