Bill Text: NY K00921 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Shelly Callahan upon the occasion of her designation as Grand Marshal of the 2022 City of Utica's Independence Day Parade

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-17 - adopted [K00921 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00921-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 921

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        COMMENDING  Shelly  Callahan  upon the occasion of
        her designation as Grand Marshal of the 2022 City of
        Utica's Independence Day Parade

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to
individuals  of  true  purpose  and  worthy  accomplishment   who   work
diligently  to  preserve  and celebrate their rich cultural heritage and
traditions; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend Shelly Callahan upon the occasion of her  designation  as  Grand
Marshal  of  the 2022 City of Utica's Independence Day Parade which will
take place on Monday, July 4, on Genesee Street in Utica, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Shelly Callahan is the Executive Director of The Center  in
Utica, New York, an organization which assists refugees, immigrants, and
those   with   limited   English  language  proficiency  throughout  the
integration process and helps them achieve  independence  by  developing
services that enable them to build a community with many cultures; and

  WHEREAS, She started her career at The Center in 2006 as the Manager
of the Employment Department; over the course of the next several years,
she  worked  in  various departments and was the Chief Operating Officer
(COO) for two years prior to becoming the interim Executive Director  in
March of 2012, then Executive Director in August of the same year; and

  WHEREAS,  Prior to working for The Center, Shelly Callahan served as
an Editor in legal publishing in Washington, DC, working four  years  at
the  United  States  Supreme  Court as a Legal Editor in the Reporter of
Decisions Office; and

  WHEREAS, Shelly Callahan, a graduate of SUNY Buffalo and resident of
Holland Patent, New York, lives with and is supported  by  her  husband,
Ed,  two  daughters,  Shay  and  Lindy, her son, Edward, and their three
loveable dogs, Mouse, Bear, and Gus,  all  of  whom  are  proud  of  her
accomplishments; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that when
individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are  brought  to  our
attention,  they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens
of the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Shelly  Callahan  upon the occasion of her designation as Grand
Marshal of the 2022 City of Utica's Independence Day Parade; and  be  it
further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Shelly Callahan.