Bill Text: CT HJ00171 | 2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Resolution Expressing Sympathy On The Death Of John Lescoe, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-02 - In Concurrence [HJ00171 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2016-HJ00171-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
House Joint Resolution No. 171 | ||
February Session, 2016 |
LCO No. 3944 | ||
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Referred to Committee on No Committee |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist. REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist. REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. |
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist. SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist. | ||
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SYMPATHY ON THE DEATH OF JOHN LESCOE, JR.
Resolved by this Assembly:
WHEREAS, on Wednesday, September 14, 2015, the State of Connecticut lost a distinguished former state representative with the passing of John Joseph Lescoe, Jr., at the age of seventy-six; and
WHEREAS, John was born in 1939, to John J. Lescoe and Mary Cremin Lescoe in Willimantic, Connecticut, where he grew up and proudly resided all his life; and
WHEREAS, John graduated from Windham High School in 1956 followed by a two-year service in the Marine Corps; and
WHEREAS, John worked as a machinist for Pratt & Whitney for over eight years before starting his undergraduate study at Eastern Connecticut State University; and
WHEREAS, John started a thirty-year career as an educator at the Horace Porter Elementary School, in Columbia, Connecticut, after acquiring one of the first degrees awarded in physical education science from Eastern Connecticut State University; and
WHEREAS, John was elected to the General Assembly as a member of the House of Representatives for the 49th district by Windham residents in 1986 where he served for the next twelve years; and
WHEREAS, John served as assistant majority leader of the House of Representatives, vice chairman of the joint standing committee on finance, revenue and bonding, and a member of the joint committees on housing and transportation; and
WHEREAS, John vigorously represented Willimantic, the town of Windham and local residents while serving in the General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, John's constituents noted, "There are three hundred legislators in Hartford, but John always found a way to gain support for our causes"; and
WHEREAS, John took over the office and duties of Windham first selectman in 1999 after leaving the General Assembly, a position he served in for the next two and one-half years; and
WHEREAS, John then retired after thirty-two years of public service; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Windham benefited greatly from John's long career as a public servant, as he served in the positions of alderman, selectman, the last mayor of Willimantic, one of the last first selectmen of Windham and a member of the House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, among John's notable achievements as a public servant were the installation of lights and a playground at Recreation Park, the Windham Textile and History Museum and the "Frog Bridge" in downtown Willimantic as well as the prevention of a large ash dump slated to be built in Windham; and
WHEREAS, John was also instrumental in the formation of Willi-MAC Softball, was elected to the first Willi-MAC Hall of Fame and, for more than fifty years, was proudly on the roster of a softball team; and
WHEREAS, John was a member of the B.P.O.E. Elks Club where he was named Elk of the Year from 2003 to 2004, a member of the Knights of Columbus, the former president of the Polish Club and an honorary member of the Franco-American Citizens Club; and
WHEREAS, John was elected by his peers as Romantic Willimantic Cupid of 2015, a tradition that began on the suggestion of his wife when he was mayor; and
WHEREAS, John devoted much of his time to programs for youth of the community and ran the Elk's "Hoop Shoot" and the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest for over forty years; and
WHEREAS, John, a legislator, a mayor, a first selectman, an alderman, a legendary civil servant, an educator, a community leader and a lifelong Willimantic resident, will continue to garner honor and respect from the many people who had a chance to learn from the example he set for us in his every day; and
WHEREAS, John is survived by his wife of fifty years, Paulann (Nowakowski) Lescoe; his daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Gino Fiasconaro of Chaplin, Connecticut; his son and daughter-in-law, Jay and Lindsay Lescoe and his grandson Jonas Lescoe of Cincinnati, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, John is also survived by his siblings: Mary Russo of Tolland; Margaret Aspinall and her husband Donald of Bolton; Ann Weston and her husband Frank of Kensington; and his brother, Daniel Lescoe of Windsor; and
WHEREAS, John was predeceased by a brother–in-law, Anthony Russo, and a sister-in-law, Candace Lescoe; and
WHEREAS, John is further survived by several nieces, great nieces, nephews, great nephews and cousins; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Connecticut General Assembly expresses its sincere sympathy and heartfelt condolences on the passing of one of its honorable former members, John Joseph Lescoe, Jr., whose death is a profound loss to his family and friends, the residents of the former city of Willimantic, the town of Windham and surrounding towns, and the entire State of Connecticut; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate cause a copy of this resolution to be sent to the family of John Joseph Lescoe, Jr., as an expression of the high esteem and affection in which he is held.