Bill Text: NY J01357 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourning the death of Sandra Pabon, district leader, distinguished citizen, and devoted member of her community

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-21)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-06 - ADOPTED [J01357 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01357-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1357

BY: Senator FERNANDEZ

        MOURNING  the  death  of  Sandra  Pabon,  district
        leader, distinguished citizen, and devoted member of
        her community

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to
citizens of the State of New York  whose  lifework  and  civic  endeavor
served to enhance the quality of life in their communities and the great
State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  is moved this day to announce the
passing of Sandra Pabon of Bronx County, who died  on  Friday,  June  2,
2023, at the age of 61; and

  WHEREAS,   Sandra   Pabon   was   a  proud  first-generation  Puerto
Rican-American and  lifelong  Bronxite  who  represented  the  best  her
culture has to offer; and

  WHEREAS,  Sandra  Pabon  served  as a state committeewoman, district
leader,  substance  use  disorder  counselor,  union   delegate,   first
responder,  and chaplain, dedicating her career to working with the most
vulnerable populations in the Bronx; and

  WHEREAS, Both at home and abroad Sandra Pabon served those in  need;
partnering  with  New  York  Cares,  she collected clothes and gave away
thousands of coats, and as a champion for food insecurity she  pioneered
"Soup  for  Souls"  and  collected  perishables for her community, never
turning away a hungry family and ensuring her community was fed; and

  WHEREAS, Together with the International Alliance of  Chaplains  and
Law   Enforcement,  Sandra  Pabon  mobilized  countless  initiatives  in
response  to  natural  disasters  including  Hurricane  Maria  and   the
landslides  in  Haiti,  and  during  the COVID-19 pandemic she delivered
masks, testing kits, and PPE to the elderly; and

  WHEREAS, Sandra Pabon was truly  a  beacon  of  light  in  the  80th
District,  and  for  her  steadfast  and  unremitting  commitment to her
community, she was named a Bronx Power Woman; and

  WHEREAS, Sandra Pabon is survived by one daughter, Alex,  her  three
cherished  grandchildren,  and  numerous colleagues and friends who will
long cherish her memory; and

  WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a  sense  of
compassion,  Sandra  Pabon leaves behind a legacy which will long endure
the passage of time and will remain as a comforting memory  to  all  she
served and befriended; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
mourn the death of Sandra Pabon, district leader, distinguished citizen,
and devoted member of her community; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the family of Sandra Pabon.