Bill Text: NY K00350 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Elaine Spavins upon the occasion of celebrating her 100th Birthday

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-01 - adopted [K00350 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00350-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 350

BY: M. of A. Solages

        CONGRATULATING Elaine Spavins upon the occasion of
        celebrating her 100th Birthday

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the custom of this Legislative Body to commemorate
and recognize certain milestones celebrated by citizens  of  this  great
Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Senior citizens bring a wealth of experience and knowledge
to the increasingly active roles they play  in  today's  society;  their
past  contributions  and  future  participation are a vital part of, and
valuable asset to, the fabric of community life and activity; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
congratulate Elaine Spavins upon the occasion of her 100th  Birthday  to
be celebrated on June 4, 2021; and

  WHEREAS,  Elaine  Charlotte  Stackpole  was born on June 4, 1921, in
Bushwick,  Brooklyn,  New  York,  to  her  loving  parents,  Thomas   F.
Stackpole,  a  World  War I veteran who joined the NYPD in 1919, and her
mother, Charlotte Huber Stackpole, a member of the Lutheran Church; and

  WHEREAS, Elaine Stackpole and her family moved to Florida after  her
father  took  a  medical  retirement;  she  graduated from Lakeland High
School in 1938; and

  WHEREAS, Upon moving back to Queens in 1939, Elaine Stackpole  began
working at AT&T long lines as a telephone operator on Canal Street; and

  WHEREAS, Elaine Stackpole and Harvey Spavins were united in marriage
on  June 16, 1945, and together they raised three sons; the young family
lived on Harmon Street in Ridgewood, New York, before  moving  to  109th
Street in South Richmond Hill, New York, in 1948; and

  WHEREAS,  Elaine Spavins was a loving and dedicated wife who devoted
her life to making a loving home for her family; she was  a  Den  Mother
from 1959 to 1962 with Pack 120, sponsored by the A. Gordon Webster Post
of the American Legion; and

  WHEREAS, A true asset to her community, Elaine Spavins became active
in  Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (OLPH) soon after becoming widowed
and helped to start a Bereavement Support Group which  served  OLPH  and
several  neighboring parishes; she joined the Third Order of St. Francis
at St.  Michael's Parish in East New York in the late 1970s, and  was  a
founding  member  of  the  Secular  Franciscans at St. Helen's Parish in
Howard Beach; and

  WHEREAS, Today, Elaine Spavins is the  loving  grandmother  to  four
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and

  WHEREAS,  Elaine  Spavins,  with her zest for life, has inspired and
enhanced the lives of her family and friends; and

  WHEREAS, This exceptional centenarian has experienced the incredible
joys and sorrows characteristic of  and  reserved  for  those  with  the
stamina and courage to savor a full life; and

  WHEREAS,  Elaine  Spavins has enriched the lives of those around her
through her joyous and sincere love for others and through the quiescent
charm and wisdom which comes only from a fullness of years; and

  WHEREAS, It is the intent  of  this  Legislative  Body  to  publicly
recognize  those  who  have  reached  such a remarkable age and who have
witnessed and celebrated  the  innovations,  cultural  developments  and
awesome  achievements  of  this  country  during the last century, while
themselves contributing to the  growth  and  excellence  of  this  great
Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Elaine Spavins upon the occasion of celebrating  her  100th
Birthday; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Elaine Spavins.