Bill Text: NY J02560 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Firefighter Donna Cooper after 60 years of dedicated service to the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-02-25 - ADOPTED [J02560 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02560-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2560

BY: Senator BORRELLO

        HONORING   Firefighter   Donna   Cooper  upon  the
        occasion of her designation for special  recognition
        after   60   years   of  dedicated  service  to  the
        Friendship 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 honor  Firefighter
Donna   Cooper   upon  the  occasion  of  her  designation  for  special
recognition after 60  years  of  dedicated  service  to  the  Friendship
Volunteer Fire Department; and

  WHEREAS,   Donna   Cooper   joined  the  Friendship  Volunteer  Fire
Department in March of  1959,  initially  as  a  member  of  the  Ladies
Auxiliary;  she  and the other ladies would prepare hot coffee, and soup
and sandwiches for the firefighters, and serve it  at  either  the  fire
house or at the scene of a call; and

  WHEREAS,  When  the  Ladies  Auxiliary  dissolved in the late 1980s,
Donna Cooper decided to take the New York State Fire Police class; after
passing the exam, she  became  an  active  firefighter  and  joined  the
Friendship Volunteer Fire Department; and

  WHEREAS,  Hailing  from Allegany County, Donna Cooper's parents, Don
and Rose Wolfer, were both members  of  the  Friendship  Volunteer  Fire
Department as Fire Police and Auxiliary members; and

  WHEREAS,  Donna  Cooper is the proud mother of two children, Don and
Chrissy, and the loving grandmother of one grandson, Keith; 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;
Donna  Cooper  is  one  such 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
honor  Firefighter Donna Cooper upon the occasion of her designation for
special  recognition  after  60  years  of  dedicated  service  to   the
Friendship Volunteer Fire Department; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Firefighter Donna Cooper.