Assembly Resolution No. 26

BY: M. of A. McMahon

        CONGRATULATING   Daniel  E.  Barry  Jr.  upon  the
        occasion  of  his  retirement  after  58  years   of
        distinguished  service  to  the  Legal Aid Bureau of
        Buffalo

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  and
pay  tribute  to  those singular individuals who devote their purposeful
lives and careers to preserving the rights and protecting the welfare of
the citizens of their community and the 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
congratulate Daniel E. Barry Jr. upon the  occasion  of  his  retirement
after  58  years  of  distinguished  service  to the Legal Aid Bureau of
Buffalo; and

  WHEREAS, Daniel E. Barry Jr. put himself  through  college  and  law
school,  graduating  with  a  Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Buffalo in 1962; and

  WHEREAS, This impressive man proudly served his nation as  a  member
of  the  United  States Marines, serving overseas during the Korean War;
and

  WHEREAS, Daniel E. Barry Jr. began his illustrious career  with  the
Legal  Aid  Bureau  of  Buffalo  as  an  attorney  assisting  low income
individuals in civil proceedings; he became a  founding  member  of  the
Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo's Public Defender Office in 1963; and

  WHEREAS,  This  extraordinary man went on to become the Chief of the
Public Defender Office for more than three decades before stepping down;
and

  WHEREAS, Furthermore, Daniel E. Barry Jr. became a zealous  advocate
for  the  right  of indigent defendants to have an attorney, recognizing
that even the smallest cases are huge in the lives  of  those  affected;
and

  WHEREAS,  Throughout  his  esteemed  career, Daniel E. Barry Jr. was
awarded the Wilfred R. O'Connor Award by the New  York  State  Defenders
Association  in  2008,  a Certificate of Commendation to commemorate his
five decades of service with the Legal Aid Bureau of  Buffalo  in  2012,
and the Michele Maxian Award for Outstanding Public Defense Practitioner
in 2013; and

  WHEREAS,  Sincerely  loved  and  greatly respected by all those with
whom he worked, Daniel E. Barry Jr. will be remembered for his  honesty,
integrity,  keen  sense  of  duty  and ability to show a unique grasp of
human problems in his official acts; and

  WHEREAS, Daniel E. Barry Jr., in every capacity in which he  served,
has  left  his permanent mark on the criminal justice community and will

forever  be  remembered  as  a  determined,  innovative  and   genuinely
concerned expert in his field; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Daniel E. Barry Jr. upon the  occasion  of  his  retirement
after  58  years  of  distinguished service as a public defender, and to
wish him well in all his future endeavors; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Daniel E. Barry Jr.