Bill Text: NY K00421 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Joann Prinzivalli upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the New York State Office for the Aging on May 21, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-20 - adopted [K00421 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00421-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 421

BY: M. of A. Bronson

        HONORING  Joann  Prinzivalli  upon the occasion of
        her designation for special recognition by  the  New
        York State Office for the Aging on May 21, 2019

  WHEREAS,  Senior citizens bring a wealth of experience and knowledge
to the increasingly active roles they play  in  today's  society;  their
past  contributions  and  future  participation are a vital part of, and
valuable asset to, the fabric of community life and activity; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to  honor  Joann
Prinzivalli upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition
by  the  New  York  State  Office  for the Aging at its Annual Older New
Yorkers' Day Celebration on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the  Hart  Theatre
Lounge in The Egg, Albany, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Each May, the New York State Office for the Aging pauses to
acknowledge  the outstanding contributions made by older citizens during
National Older Americans Month; and

  WHEREAS, Members of older generations have helped  build  and  shape
our  Nation  to  be  the  greatest  in the world; they have defended our
freedoms and values to ensure that those who come after  them  may  have
better  lives; nowhere in the Nation is the legacy of their efforts more
visible and more a part of the lives of all citizens than  here  in  the
State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  For  nearly  two  decades,  Joann  Prinzivalli  has  given
tirelessly of her time and energies to The LOFT: LGBT  Community  Center
where  she  has  served as facilitator and co-founder of its Transgender
Peer Support Group, facilitator of its  Women's  Group,  and  helps  the
organization  provide  LGBT  and  Trans  101  trainings  in  the greater
community; and

  WHEREAS, Furthermore, she was instrumental in  the  organization  of
The  LOFT's  first  Transgender  Day of Remembrance Ceremony in 2003, an
event which honors lives lost to anti-transgender violence and which has
been held every year since; and

  WHEREAS, In addition to her work with The  LOFT,  Joann  Prinzivalli
provides pro bono legal assistance to the transgender community; she has
also  been  a member of the Westchester County LGBT Advisory Board since
its inception in 2002; and

  WHEREAS, Born in Brooklyn, New  York,  Joann  Prinzivalli  currently
resides  in  White  Plains;  with  more than 35 years of title insurance
underwriting experience, she serves as the Chief  Counsel  for  Insignia
National Title Agency in Manhattan; and

  WHEREAS,  Joann Prinzivalli is the founder and state director of the
New York Transgender  Rights  Organization  (NYTRO),  an  unincorporated
association  dedicated to grassroots transgender activism; she is also a
board member and past chair of the Lower Hudson Valley  chapter  of  the
New York Civil Liberties Union; and


  WHEREAS, With a steadfast and unwavering commitment to Westchester's
LGBT  community,  Joann  Prinzivalli  was  awarded  Top  Honors  at  the
Westchester County Senior Citizens Hall of Fame; and

  WHEREAS, In addition to her spouse, the late Trudy  Katz,  with  her
throughout  have been her four children and five grandchildren, who have
all shown her love and support and rejoice in her many achievements; and

  WHEREAS, Rare indeed  is  the  impressive  dedication  shown  by  an
individual  for  the  benefit  of  others  which  Joann  Prinzivalli has
displayed throughout her life; and

  WHEREAS, Joann Prinzivalli, a very active and industrious woman, has
inspired and  enriched  the  lives  of  those  she  serves  through  her
volunteerism,  generously  sharing  the  wisdom  gained  over  years  of
experiencing life to its fullest; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor Joann Prinzivalli upon the occasion of her designation for special
recognition  by the New York State Office for the Aging on May 21, 2019;
and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Joann Prinzivalli.