Bill Text: NY J01430 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 1430 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring Susan Ponds upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the New York State Office for the Aging on May 21, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-21 - ADOPTED [J01430 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01430-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 1430

BY: Senator MONTGOMERY

        HONORING  Susan  Ponds  upon  the  occasion of her
        designation for special recognition by the New  York
        State Office for the Aging on May 21, 2019

  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, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Susan  Ponds
upon  the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the New
York State Office for the Aging at its  Annual  Older  New  Yorkers  Day
Celebration  on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the Hart Theatre Lounge in The
Egg, Albany, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Each May, the New York State Office for the Aging pauses to
acknowledge the outstanding contributions made by older citizens  during
National Older Americans Month; and

  WHEREAS,  Members  of  older generations have helped build and shape
our Nation to be the greatest in  the  world;  they  have  defended  our
freedoms  and  values  to ensure that those who come after them may have
better lives; nowhere in the Nation is the legacy of their efforts  more
visible  and  more  a part of the lives of all citizens than here in the
State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Susan   Ponds   has   continually   demonstrated   extreme
competence,  extraordinary  intelligence  and diligent leadership in her
unwavering service to her community and, consequently, has been selected
for this most prestigious honor; and

  WHEREAS, A resident of the Sandy F. Ray Senior  Citizen  Houses  for
the  past  ten  years,  Susan  Ponds  is  a  member of the Tompkins Park
Neighborhood Senior Center in her building where she volunteers  in  the
lunch room and at the center's food pantry; and

  WHEREAS, In addition, Susan Ponds, a certified tax preparer with the
IRS, gives of her time and energies preparing short forms and school tax
credit forms for the older residents; and

  WHEREAS,   With   a  steadfast  and  unwavering  commitment  to  her
community, Susan Ponds serves as Vice President  of  the  Tompkins  Park
Senior  Council;  she  is  also a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church's
Rodman Senior Citizen Council where she  has  served  as  treasurer  and
helps plan trips and outings for older adults; and

  WHEREAS,  Furthermore,  this extraordinary woman volunteers at Kings
County Hospital and the Salvation Army; and

  WHEREAS, Born and raised in South Carolina, Susan Ponds has  been  a
resident of Brooklyn, New York, for 63 years; she is the proud mother of
one  son  and  the  loving  grandmother  of  one  granddaughter  and two
great-grandsons; and


  WHEREAS,   Rare   indeed  is  the  impressive  dedication  shown  by
individuals for the benefit of others which Susan  Ponds  has  displayed
throughout her life; and

  WHEREAS,  Susan  Ponds has enriched the lives of her family, friends
and colleagues through her love and respect for others, and through  the
wisdom  which  comes from many years of living life to the fullest; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  Susan  Ponds  upon  the  occasion  of her designation for special
recognition by the New York State Office for the Aging on May 21,  2019;
and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Susan Ponds.