Bill Text: NY J01630 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Avi Hatami upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-30 - ADOPTED [J01630 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01630-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1630

BY: Senator GAUGHRAN

        COMMENDING  Avi  Hatami  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 Avi Hatami 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,  On  March  18,  2019,  Avi  Hatami, a medical student from
Woodbury, New York, was on the 7:49  a.m.  Long  Island  Railroad  train
studying for an exam when he heard the call for medical assistance; and

  WHEREAS,  Responding  without  hesitation,  Avi Hatami dashed to the
next car to find a man had collapsed in his  seat;  the  victim  had  no
pulse, his eyes were dilated and he was not breathing; and

  WHEREAS,  Avi Hatami immediately began performing CPR on the man for
at least 15 minutes until the train pulled into the Westbury station and
Nassau County Police EMTs took over; the victim was then  taken  to  NYU
Winthrop  Hospital  in  Mineola,  where  doctors treated him for a heart
attack; and

  WHEREAS, Justly recognized as a hero, Avi Hatami richly  merits  the
admiration   of   this  Legislative  Body  and  his  community  for  his
consummate, swift action in saving a life; and

  WHEREAS, Moreover, Avi Hatami should be meritoriously commended  for
remaining  calm  under  pressure  and for showing valor and true courage
while performing a lifesaving deed; and

  WHEREAS, Avi Hatami, 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 Avi Hatami 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 Avi Hatami.