Bill Text: NY J02067 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Firefighter James Premo upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 60 years of dedicated service

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-18 - ADOPTED [J02067 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02067-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2067

BY: Senator LITTLE

        COMMENDING   Firefighter   James  Premo  upon  the
        occasion of his designation for special  recognition
        after 60 years of dedicated service to the Westville
        Volunteer Fire Department

  WHEREAS,  Citizens  across  our State and Nation are inspired by and
indebted to our noble volunteer firefighters  who  exhibit  courage  and
bravery every day in the course of their duties; and

  WHEREAS,   Volunteer  firefighters  exemplify  the  power  of  human
compassion and the strength of the American spirit  through  actions  of
the   most   heroic  magnitude;  their  sacrifices  and  their  selfless
dedication merit tribute and recognition by all citizens of  this  great
country; and

  WHEREAS,   This   Legislative   Body  is  justly  proud  to  commend
Firefighter James Premo upon the occasion of his designation for special
recognition after  60  years  of  dedicated  service  to  the  Westville
Volunteer Fire Department, celebrated at its Annual Banquet on Saturday,
May 11, 2019; and

  WHEREAS,  James Premo joined the Westville Volunteer Fire Department
in April of 1958; throughout his 60 years of service he has held several
leadership  positions  within  the  Department  including   Chief   from
1967-1975, 1985-1988, and 2000-2001; and

  WHEREAS,  In  1989  Firefighter James Premo became a Franklin County
Deputy Coordinator fire investigator, a position he held until 2011; and

  WHEREAS, Firefighter James Premo proudly worked as a member  of  the
New  York State Firemen's loan board in Albany, New York; he also served
as both treasurer and a board of director  of  the  Westville  Volunteer
Fire Department for the past 25 years; and

  WHEREAS,  In  addition  to  serving  the  Westville  Volunteer  Fire
Department, Firefighter James  Premo  served  as  a  treasurer  for  the
Franklin  County Training Grounds and has been a board member of the New
York State Association of Fire Chiefs; and

  WHEREAS, Firefighters unwaveringly serve our great State with pride,
valor, and integrity; these respected volunteers are often the first  to
respond to an emergency, whether the emergency is a fire, transportation
accident,  natural  disaster, act of terrorism, medical crisis, or spill
of hazardous materials; and

  WHEREAS, It takes a special dedication,  a  strong  desire  to  help
others  and  a tireless sense of community to forsake precious time with
family and friends to respond to the signal that a neighbor is in  need;
James  Premo  is  such  a  firefighter;  throughout  60 years of devoted
service, this volunteer heroically performed, above and beyond the  call
of   duty,   those  responsibilities  which  define  the  task  of  fire
protection; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend Firefighter James Premo upon the occasion of his designation for
special recognition after 60 years of dedicated service to the Westville
Volunteer Fire Department; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Firefighter James Premo.