Bill Text: NY J02024 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourning the death of Donald Hanley McNerney, distinguished citizen, devoted member of his community and dedicated family man

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-18 - ADOPTED [J02024 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02024-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2024

BY: Senator JACOBS

        MOURNING  the  death  of  Donald  Hanley McNerney,
        distinguished  citizen,  devoted   member   of   his
        community and dedicated family man

  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 the great
State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, It is with feelings of deepest regret that this Legislative
Body mourns the passing of Donald Hanley McNerney of Buffalo, New  York,
who died on June 5, 2019; and

  WHEREAS,  Born  in South Buffalo in 1928, Donald Hanley McNerney was
the youngest of six children; he served his country as a member  of  the
United  States  Army Air Force; while serving, he was stationed in Japan
and was responsible for drawing maps; and

  WHEREAS, Donald Hanley McNerney returned to his home and married the
former  Jean  Mann;  together  they  were  the  proud  parents  of  five
daughters; and

  WHEREAS,  Donald  Hanley  McNerney  was employed for many years with
Standard Oil Company which today is Mobil Oil; while working he attended
night school and earned an accounting degree from University of Buffalo;
and

  WHEREAS, Donald Hanley McNerney passed along a great deal of  advice
to  his  daughters:  he insisted they duplicate his work ethic, never be
late, never stop learning and asking questions,  work  hard  and  always
make your boss look good, as well as, when in doubt, throw it out; and

  WHEREAS,  Donald  Hanley  McNerney was always interested in what was
going on in the world; he would wake his children so  they  could  watch
the  Beatles  on  Ed  Sullivan  and he loved to take them to the Science
Museum and Old Fort Niagara; and

  WHEREAS, This remarkable man learned how to code when  his  daughter
took  a  programming  class in college; he also read the newspaper every
day and when he became curious about Facebook, he started his own  page;
in  his  80s, he purchased an iPhone and his first text read "Now is the
time for all good men to come to the aid of the party", a  typing  drill
he learned from the early 1900s; and

  WHEREAS,  Donald  Hanley  McNerney loved: "Mad Men", "Big Love", and
the theme music, "God Only Knows"; he also loved to sing hymns at  Mass;
and

  WHEREAS,  A  hardworking,  pragmatic  man  who lived for his family,
Donald Hanley McNerney enjoyed spending Sunday evenings with  his  loved
ones centered around the dinner table; this was important to him and the
tradition continued as his children grew up, married and had children of
their own; and


  WHEREAS,  Happy  when  surrounded  by people he loved, Donald Hanley
McNerney had several high school friends he would meet for coffee  every
Tuesday morning; and

  WHEREAS,  Predeceased  by  his  wife, Jean; daughter and son-in-law,
Susan  (Peter);  brother  and  sister-in-law,   Robert   (Mary   Grace);
brother-in-law,  Robert; and sisters-in-law, Angela and Rosemary, Donald
Hanley McNerney is survived by his  daughters,  Cheryl  (Donald),  Laura
(Walter), Julie (Anthony) and Carrie (Blake); 17 grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren; three brothers, William, Roger (Jeanne) and Gerald;
one  sister,  Bernadine;  and  his dear friend, Janet Murray; as well as
many nieces and nephews; and

  WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a  sense  of
compassion,  Donald  Hanley  McNerney  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; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
mourn the  death  of  Donald  Hanley  McNerney,  distinguished  citizen,
devoted  member  of  his  community, and dedicated family man; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the family of Donald Hanley McNerney.