Bill Text: NY K00751 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 14, 2020, as P.S. I Love You Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-02-10 - adopted [K00751 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00751-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 751

BY: M. of A. LiPetri

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        February  14,  2020,  as  P.S. I Love You Day in the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official days that are set aside to increase awareness of serious mental
health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 14, 2020, as
P.S. I Love You Day in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, P.S. I  Love  You  Day,  this  year  celebrating  its  10th
Anniversary,  is  held annually on the second Friday of February in over
100 communities across New York State; and

  WHEREAS, P.S. I Love  You  Day  was  initiated  in  2010  by  Brooke
DiPalma,  along  with her family and the West Islip High School Class of
2014, to celebrate the memory of her father and anyone in the  State  of
New York who has been lost to suicide; she used the last three words her
father  said  to  her,  "I  Love  You",  as  the  inspiration  for  this
significant day; and

  WHEREAS, An active member of his community, Joseph DiPalma, Jr.  was
a  former  NYPD officer, ex-Chief of the West Islip Fire Department, and
President of his Local Chamber of Commerce; tragically, he  passed  away
on April 23, 2010; and

  WHEREAS,  P.S. I Love You Day invites all New Yorkers to wear purple
on February 14, 2020, in an effort to bring awareness to the  importance
of mental health, to stand up to bullying, and to spread kindness; and

  WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater awareness of serious
mental  health conditions, and more must be done to increase activity at
the local, State and National levels; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 14, 2020, as
P.S. I Love You Day in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.