Bill Text: NY K00413 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 413 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Mourning the death of Mary Lou Rupp, St. Lawrence County Clerk, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-15 - adopted [K00413 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00413-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 413

BY: M. of A. Blankenbush

        MOURNING  the death of Mary Lou Rupp, St. Lawrence
        County  Clerk,  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, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body mourns the death of Mary
Lou  Rupp,  St. Lawrence County Clerk, distinguished citizen and devoted
member of her community; and

  WHEREAS, Mary Lou Rupp of Ogdensburg, New York, who lived  her  life
with  dignity,  character  and grace, died on May 1, 2019, at the age of
61; and

  WHEREAS, She was born on December 12, 1957, the daughter of  William
J.    and  Dorothy (Livingston) Simms; Mary Lou graduated from Heuvelton
Central School and continued her education at Potsdam  State  University
where  she earned a bachelor's degree; she later married William J. Rupp
on May 21, 1983; and

  WHEREAS, She began work in 1980, with Jreck Subs, and later went  on
to  own  and  operate five franchise stores in the Central New York area
over the next 10 years; in 1992, Mary Lou  and  her  husband  owned  and
operated,  Simply Sandwiches, a popular Ogdensburg restaurant, which the
couple operated for 13 years; and

  WHEREAS, In 2003, Mary Lou Rupp joined the staff  of  the  New  York
State  Department  of  Motor  Vehicles  in  Canton, New York, first as a
clerk, then quickly rising to the position of  Deputy  County  Clerk  in
2008; and

  WHEREAS, Four years later, Mary Lou Rupp was elected to the position
of  St. Lawrence County Clerk; she would be reelected in 2016; as County
Clerk, she developed a countywide Veterans'  ID  program  that  provided
business discounts to men and women who served in the Armed Forces; and

  WHEREAS, Mary Lou Rupp's commitment to excellence, and her spirit of
humanity,   carried  over  into  all  fields  of  enterprise,  including
charitable and civic endeavors; and

  WHEREAS, Mary Lou Rupp was an active member of the  Galillee  United
Methodist  Church  and  a  strong  advocate  for  Donate Life, a program
designed to encourage  people  to  donate  organs;  her  hard  work  and
devotion  to  the  people  of  St.  Lawrence  County  led to a number of
accolades, including the Betsy Kaplan Award,  the  Alumni  of  the  Year
Award  from  the  Heuvelton Alumni Association, and she was selected for
the New York State Senate Women of Distinction Award; and

  WHEREAS, Predeceased by her father, William; brother, Dale; and  two
nephews  Michael  and  Tyler;  Mary Lou Rupp is survived by her husband,
William; daughters, Abbie  (Kevin)  and  Kelsie  (fiance  Dominic);  her
mother,  Dorothy;  brothers,  John  (Julie),  and  Jay (Robin); sisters,
Barbara  (Dave), Janet (Mark), and Janice (Rick); and two grandchildren,
Connor and Cora; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and

  WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a  sense  of
compassion,  Mary Lou Rupp 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  Mary  Lou  Rupp,  St.  Lawrence   County   Clerk,
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 Mary Lou Rupp.