Bill Text: NY J00880 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Tom Amidon upon the occasion of his induction into the Rome Arts Hall of Fame on May 7, 2023

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-09 - ADOPTED [J00880 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00880-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 880

BY: Senator GRIFFO

        COMMENDING  Tom  Amidon  upon  the occasion of his
        induction into the Rome Arts Hall of Fame on May  7,
        2023

  WHEREAS,  It  is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor and pay
tribute to those individuals whose commitment to promoting the  richness
and  diversity  of  the  performing,  visual,  and  literary  arts,  has
contributed to the strength, vitality, and cultural enrichment of  their
communities and the great State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend Tom Amidon upon the occasion of his induction into the Rome Arts
Hall of Fame on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at the Capitol Theatre in Rome, New
York; and

  WHEREAS,  Individuals  devoted  to improving the quality of life for
others, enabling them to build  lives  of  dignity  and  self-worth  are
deserving  of the highest praise and recognition; Tom Amidon is one such
individual; and

  WHEREAS, Tom Amidon is a Rome native and talented visual artist  who
has  shown  his creative projects in a myriad of exhibits for the public
to enjoy and be inspired; and

  WHEREAS, Locally, Tom Amidon has  exhibited  at  the  Rome  Art  and
Community  Center,  View  in  Old  Forge,  Munson  Williams Proctor Arts
Institute and Sculpture Space in Utica, and Arkel Museum in Canajoharie;
and

  WHEREAS, The arts are the building blocks of civilization; they  are
central   to  human  expression;  they  enlighten  us  and  inspire  the
imagination; educational institutions,  individuals,  and  organizations
which  further  such  worthy  purposes  richly merit the recognition and
appreciation of this Legislative Body and the people of the State of New
York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend Tom Amidon upon the occasion of his induction into the Rome Arts
Hall of Fame on May 7, 2023; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Tom Amidon.