Bill Text: NY J01830 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Dennis P. Surace upon the occasion of his retirement after 34 years of distinguished service to NBT Bank

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-12 - ADOPTED [J01830 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01830-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1830

BY: Senator GRIFFO

        CONGRATULATING  Dennis P. Surace upon the occasion
        of his retirement after 34  years  of  distinguished
        service to NBT Bank

  WHEREAS,   This   Legislative   Body   seeks  to  acknowledge  those
individuals whose  professional  lives  and  civic  endeavors  serve  to
enhance the stature of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud to congratulate
Dennis P.  Surace upon the occasion of his retirement after 34 years  of
distinguished service to NBT Bank; and

  WHEREAS,  Dennis  P.  Surace  has been a vital member of the banking
community for over five decades, beginning his illustrious  career  with
Marine Midland Bank in Rome, New York; in 1977, he initiated the opening
of  the NBT Westgate Office, and 10 years later, the NBT Office on Black
River Boulevard; and

  WHEREAS, In 1985, Dennis P. Surace joined NBT Bank where he  quickly
rose  through the ranks; in 2010, he was promoted to the title of Mohawk
Valley Regional Executive, the position from which  he  will  officially
retire at the end of 2019; and

  WHEREAS,  Dennis  P.  Surace  was  an  instructor  for  the American
Institute of Banking, and for 43 years, he has been an active member  of
the  Rome  Area  Chamber  of  Commerce,  where he served on the Board of
Directors and the Honor America Days Silent Auction Committee; and

  WHEREAS,  Devoted  to  his  community,  Dennis  P.  Surace   was   a
participant of numerous other Boards of Directors including the Lutheran
Home  Foundation,  Capitol  Theater,  and  the  Office  of the Rome City
Assessor; today, he serves on the Boards of Directors for Rome  Memorial
Hospital,  the  Rome  Industrial  Development  Corporation, and the Rome
Community Foundation; for 27 years, he has been a member  of  the  Utica
Boilermaker Wheel Chair Division; and

  WHEREAS,  For the past 34 years, Dennis P. Surace rendered faithful,
conscientious and valuable service to  NBT  Bank;  in  his  capacity  as
Mohawk  Valley  Regional  Executive,  he  served with loyalty, honor and
distinction; and

  WHEREAS, In his official acts, Dennis P. Surace was  governed  by  a
keen  sense  of duty and always showed a unique grasp of human problems;
and

  WHEREAS, During his tenure with NBT Bank, Dennis  P.  Surace  earned
the  admiration, esteem and affection of his colleagues; now, therefore,
be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate  Dennis P. Surace upon the occasion of his retirement after
34 years of distinguished service to NBT Bank, and to wish him continued
success in all his future endeavors; and be it further


  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Dennis P. Surace.