Bill Text: NY J01582 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 1582 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Mourning the death of Michael F. Aswad, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-01-11 - ADOPTED [J01582 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J01582-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 1582

BY: Senator AKSHAR

        MOURNING   the   death   of   Michael   F.  Aswad,
        distinguished citizen  and  devoted  member  of  his
        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  this
great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS, Michael F. Aswad of Hillcrest, New York, died on Wednesday,
October 20, 2021, at the age of 71; and

  WHEREAS,  Michael  F.  Aswad  served as the first paid Broome County
Fire Coordinator in 1981; in 1988, he also became Director of  Emergency
Services when they combined the two positions; and

  WHEREAS,   In   this   capacity,   Michael  F.  Aswad  brought  many
enhancements to Broome County not only for the fire service  but  public
safety in general; and

  WHEREAS,  He  distinguished  himself  in  his  profession and by his
sincere dedication and substantial contribution to the  welfare  of  his
community; and

  WHEREAS,  In  his  early  years  as Fire Coordinator, he was able to
bring New York State Fire Training Courses to the county as well as  the
establishment of both a Hazardous Materials Response Team and a Wildland
Search Team; and

  WHEREAS,  Furthermore,  Michael  F.  Aswad  was very instrumental in
developing the Broome County "Smoke  Divers"  Program  which  was  later
adopted  by  New  York State as part of their mask confidence curriculum
(SCBA Training); and

  WHEREAS, During his time as Director of Emergency Services,  Michael
F.    Aswad  was  on the forefront of many projects such as Enhanced 911
implementation in 1992, Emergency Medical  Dispatch  in  1992,  Computer
aided  dispatch  in  1993, and, in 1997, he began consolidating dispatch
centers throughout Broome  County  to  one  central  dispatch  with  its
conclusion in 2004; and

  WHEREAS, Michael F. Aswad's commitment to excellence, and his spirit
of  humanity,  carried  over  into  all  fields of enterprise, including
charitable and civic endeavors; and

  WHEREAS, Michael F. Aswad, whose dedication  did  not  stop  at  the
county  level,  was  a  volunteer  firefighter  for  Port Dickinson Fire
Department where he served as Chief, the Hillcrest Fire Company where he
also served as Chief, and in his later  years  with  the  Chenango  Fire
Company; and

  WHEREAS,  This  devoted  firefighter was also very active in the New
York State  Fire  Chief's  Association  and  the  New  York  State  Fire

Coordinator's  Association;  Broome  County is undoubtedly a much better
place because of Michael F. Aswad's many years of  commitment  and  hard
work; and

  WHEREAS, Michael F. Aswad always gave 110% from day one through year
25 to make certain Broome County was current in every emergency services
facet as possible; and

  WHEREAS,  Predeceased by his parents, Charles E. and Mary Aswad; his
in-laws, Henry and Florence Knapp; brother-in-law, Al Smith; and nephew,
Christopher Johns, Michael F. Aswad is survived by his wife of 34 years,
Sharon; daughter, Darcy (Christopher) Johnson; two grandchildren, Connor
and Lily; and siblings, Lu-Anne  (Brian)  Kellett,  Mark  Aswad,  Bonnie
(Jim)  Norton;  Theresa  Smith;  and  Thomas  (Brenda) Aswad; as well as
several aunts,  uncles,  cousins,  nieces,  nephews,  and  "His  Camping
Family"  along  with  his  family  and many friends throughout the First
Responder Community; and

  WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a  sense  of
compassion,  Michael  F.  Aswad  leaves  behind a legacy which will long
endure the passage of time and will remain as a comforting memory to all
he served and befriended; he will be deeply missed and truly merits  the
grateful tribute of this Legislative Body; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
mourn the death  of  Michael  F.  Aswad,  and  to  express  its  deepest
condolences to his family; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the family of Michael F. Aswad.