Bill Text: NY J02920 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Firefighter Raymond C. Baker for special recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Lee Center Fire Department

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-03-03 - ADOPTED [J02920 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02920-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2920

BY: Senator GRIFFO

        HONORING  Firefighter  Raymond  C.  Baker upon the
        occasion of his designation for special  recognition
        after  50  years  of  dedicated  service  to the Lee
        Center 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
State; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor  Firefighter
Raymond  C.  Baker  upon  the  occasion  of  his designation for special
recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Lee  Center  Fire
Department  to  be  celebrated at its Installation of Officers Dinner on
Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Gone Coastal  Restaurant,  Lee  Center,  New
York; and

  WHEREAS,  Throughout  his  five decades of service, Raymond C. Baker
has held several leadership positions within  the  Department  including
Captain  for  10  years  and  Town of Lee Fire Commissioner for 20 years
(1974-1994), the esteemed position to which he was  once  again  elected
this year; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body cannot express sufficient gratitude
to those devoted individuals who recognize that the preservation of life
and property is a sacred responsibility and who make that responsibility
their own by serving as firefighters; 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;
Raymond C. Baker is one such firefighter; throughout 50 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
honor Firefighter Raymond C. Baker upon the occasion of his  designation
for  special  recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Lee
Center Fire Department; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Firefighter Raymond C. Baker.