Bill Text: NY J01654 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Paying tribute to the 1959 Mont Pleasant High School Track and Field Team upon the occasion of it being honored as part of a special Legacy Tribute

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-30 - ADOPTED [J01654 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01654-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1654

BY: Senator TEDISCO

        PAYING  tribute  to  the  1959  Mont Pleasant High
        School Track and Field Team upon the occasion of  it
        being  honored  as  part of a special Legacy Tribute
        during the 22nd Annual Schenectady  County  Athletic
        Hall  of  Fame  and  Reunion Dinner on September 16,
        2019

  WHEREAS,  Excellence  and  success  in  competitive  sports  can  be
achieved  only  through  strenuous  practice, team play and team spirit,
nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and

  WHEREAS,  Athletic  competition  enhances  the  moral  and  physical
development  of  the  young people of this State, preparing them for the
future by instilling in  them  the  value  of  teamwork,  encouraging  a
standard   of  healthy  living,  imparting  a  desire  for  success  and
developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  and
pay tribute to those outstanding athletes who inspired and brought pride
to  their  school  and  community  by  achieving  outstanding success in
competition, attaining unprecedented success and the  highest  level  of
personal achievement; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud  to  pay
tribute  to the 1959 Mont Pleasant High School Track and Field Team upon
the occasion of it being honored as part of  a  special  Legacy  Tribute
during  the  22nd  Annual  Schenectady  County Athletic Hall of Fame and
Reunion Dinner on Monday, September 16, 2019, at Glen  Sanders  Mansion,
Scotia, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  This  auspicious  event  will  also  commemorate  the 60th
Anniversary of the 1959 Mont Pleasant High School Track and Field Team's
undefeated season; and

  WHEREAS, The 1959 Mont Pleasant High School  Track  and  Field  Team
finished  the  season  undefeated,  winning  three  dual  meets, the Rye
Invitational and the Utica Interscholastic Track and Field Meet; and

  WHEREAS, Furthermore, this extraordinary team tied  powerful  Bishop
Loughlin  of  New  York  City to capture the Schenectady Interscholastic
Sports Carnival Title, and easily won the Class  A  Sectionals,  winning
eight  of 12 events with an 8-0 record, outscoring its opponents 212-83;
the number one ranked Patriots also captured the New York State Class  A
Championship; and

  WHEREAS,  The  athletic  talent  displayed by the 1959 Mont Pleasant
High School Track and Field Team was due in great part to the efforts of
Schenectady Central School District Hall of Famers Head Coach  the  late
Ray  Vacca and Assistant Coach Larry Mulvaney, skilled and inspirational
tutors who did a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring  the  team
members toward their goals; and

  WHEREAS,  Gifted  athletes, the 1959 Mont Pleasant High School Track
and Field Team proved themselves to  be  an  unbeatable  combination  of
athletic and academic talents, whose character and achievements stand as
a  sterling  example and inspiration to all who would aspire to success;
and

  WHEREAS,  Loyally  and  enthusiastically  supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large, the 1959 Mont Pleasant  High  School
Track  and  Field  Team  clearly  made  a  contribution to the spirit of
excellence which became a tradition at their school; and

  WHEREAS, It is  the  custom  of  this  Legislative  Body  that  when
individuals  of such outstanding athletic accomplishments are brought to
our attention, they should be recognized by all  the  citizens  of  this
great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the members of the 1959 Mont Pleasant High School Track and
Field Team: Bruce Baluch, Jr., Dick Batista, Paul Battaglino, Don Blaha,
John Bowe, Paul Brisson, Larry Canell, Jim Crannell, Jack Edwards,  John
Farry,  Tom  Farry, Dick Fazzone, Sam Ferrucci, Gary Gilbert, Ron Horan,
Mike Keigher, Bob Lewkowicz, Joe Mackey, Pat Maney, Jonell Marion,  Paul
McDonald,  Doug  Meyer,  Jeff  Mirate, Lou Paparella, Steve Pedersen, Ed
Russell, Jim Scott, John Skibinski, Paul Surin,  Jerry  Symeon,  Luciano
Toffolo  and  Gary  Watrous;  the  late,  Al  Bojarski, Jim Bowers, Gary
Carmichael, Nathaniel Croxton, Steve Furbert, Wayne Leece, Sal Madelone,
Tom Nicklaw and Jerry Vinehout; Head Coach the late Ray Vacca; Assistant
Coach  Larry  Mulvaney;  and  Team  Manager  Dick  Blanchard  on   their
outstanding season and overall team record; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the members of the 1959 Mont Pleasant High  School  Track
and  Field  Team,  Assistant  Coach  Larry  Mulvaney,  Team Manager Dick
Blanchard, and the families of its deceased team members and Head  Coach
Ray Vacca.