Bill Text: NY J01629 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Giancarlo Colon upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-30 - ADOPTED [J01629 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01629-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1629

BY: Senator HELMING

        COMMENDING  Giancarlo  Colon  upon the occasion of
        his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the
        highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New
        York State Senate

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  and
commend  the  caring  concern  and  heroic  acts of individuals who take
prompt and appropriate action in  emergency  situations,  nobly  risking
their own lives in an effort to preserve the life of another; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  Giancarlo  Colon  upon  the  occasion  of  his  designation  as
recipient of a  Liberty  Medal,  the  highest  honor  bestowed  upon  an
individual by the New York State Senate; and

  WHEREAS,  The New York State Senate Liberty Medal was established by
Resolution and is  awarded  to  individuals  who  have  merited  special
commendation  for exceptional, heroic, or humanitarian acts on behalf of
their fellow New Yorkers; and

  WHEREAS, In addition to this prestigious honor, Giancarlo Colon  was
presented  with  the  Do  the Right Thing Award by the Newark, New York,
Village Board in April of 2019; and

  WHEREAS, At 3:11 p.m. on Monday, February 11,  2019,  seventh-grader
Giancarlo  "John"  Colon was walking home from Newark Middle School when
he noticed flames coming from the back corner  of  a  house  on  Blossom
Road; and

  WHEREAS,  Giancarlo  Colon  immediately  pounded  on the door of the
residence, alerting two residents who were unaware their  house  was  on
fire;  due  to  Giancarlo's  quick thinking, the two individuals escaped
their burning home and called 911,  which  dispatched  the  Newark  Fire
Department; and

  WHEREAS,  Giancarlo Colon, in his spontaneous and heroic act, has so
aptly demonstrated his character  and  compassion  for  the  welfare  of
others, personifying, by virtue of his action, the collective concern of
ordinary citizens across the community of New York State who voluntarily
respond  without  thought of danger or reward when others are in need of
help; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Giancarlo  Colon  upon  the  occasion  of  his  designation  as
recipient of a  Liberty  Medal,  the  highest  honor  bestowed  upon  an
individual by the New York State Senate; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Giancarlo Colon.