Bill Text: NY K00674 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourning the death of Jeananne Dawson, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-15 - adopted [K00674 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00674-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 674

BY: M. of A. Thiele

        MOURNING    the    death   of   Jeananne   Dawson,
        distinguished citizen  and  devoted  member  of  her
        community

  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, Jeananne Dawson, of Mastic, New York, died at  the  age  of
71; and

  WHEREAS,  A  true  pillar  of  her  community, Jeananne Dawson was a
40-year member and former Vice President of the William Floyd  Board  of
Education;  her  unwavering  dedication, vision, and pride in her school
community has helped the district grow into  the  success  that  it  has
become today; and

  WHEREAS,  Jeananne  Dawson's  involvement  in William Floyd began in
1975, when she and her  husband,  Richard,  and  son  Mark,  settled  in
Mastic, a small bucolic town on the south shore of Long Island; and

  WHEREAS,  During  her  early  years in the district, Jeananne Dawson
began actively attending school board meetings;  often  stating  that  a
system  is  only  as  good as the people involved in it, she decided she
needed to make a change; and

  WHEREAS, Jeananne Dawson applied for and was appointed a spot on the
William Floyd Board of Education in  1979;  she  was  then  elected  and
subsequently  re-elected  by the community for 13 consecutive three-year
terms; and

  WHEREAS, During her tenure of superb leadership, Jeananne Dawson was
instrumental in creating and incorporating a growing sense of vision and
community, as  well  as  the  pursuit  and  attainment  of  advances  in
curriculum philosophy and consistent growth in the academic process; and

  WHEREAS,   Furthermore,   she   was   influential  in  bringing  the
award-winning  NJROTC  program  to  the  district  and  helped  initiate
state-of-the-art  building  projects  which eventually led to the end of
split sessions and portable classrooms; and

  WHEREAS, In addition to all these advancements  and  accomplishments
in the school district, the proudest moments of Jeananne Dawson's tenure
were  in  the  early  1980s  when  William  Floyd High School earned the
Newsday High School of the Year Award, and  Moriches  Elementary  School
earned the distinction of National School of Excellence; and

  WHEREAS,  Due  to  her  long list of tremendous accomplishments as a
member of the William Floyd  School  Board,  Jeananne  Dawson  was  duly
honored in May 2019, by the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association for
her 40 years of dedicated and distinguished service to the William Floyd
School District students and community; and


  WHEREAS,  Perhaps  Jeananne  Dawson's greatest legacy is that of her
children and grandchildren who have witnessed her selfless dedication to
volunteerism and love for her community throughout their lives;  she  is
survived  by  her  husband,  Richard;  their son Mark (Lauren); daughter
Michelle (Ricky); two grandchildren, Brody, Bella; and a  step-grandson,
Devin; she is predeceased by her brother, Jim; and

  WHEREAS,  Armed  with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a sense of
compassion, Jeananne Dawson leaves  behind  a  legacy  which  will  long
endure the passage of time and will remain as a comforting memory to all
she served and befriended; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
mourn the death of Jeananne Dawson, distinguished  citizen  and  devoted
member of her community; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the family of Jeananne Dawson.