Bill Text: NY K00868 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Stephen P. Maluk upon the occasion of his retirement from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2020-06-10 - adopted [K00868 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00868-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 868

BY: M. of A. Cusick

        COMMENDING  Stephen  P. Maluk upon the occasion of
        his retirement  from  the  National  Association  of
        Insurance Commissioners

  WHEREAS,   This   Legislative   Body   seeks  to  acknowledge  those
individuals whose  professional  lives  and  civic  endeavors  serve  to
enhance the stature of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  Stephen P. Maluk upon the occasion of his retirement after many
years of distinguished service to both the New York Insurance Department
and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and

  WHEREAS, Stephen P. Maluk, a favorite  son  of  Staten  Island,  has
committed  his  life  in  the  service  of others, using his exceptional
talents in the betterment of those around him; and

  WHEREAS, He was born on March 16,  1947,  excelling  in  school  and
graduating  two years early from high school and from another gem of the
borough, Wagner College; and

  WHEREAS, Responding to the first  call  to  serve,  Steve  P.  Maluk
enlisted in the United States Army, eschewed an officer's commission and
served  as  "Regular  Army"  in  a combat engineering outfit of the 26th
Engineering Battalion, Company B, American Division; and

  WHEREAS, Stephen P. Maluk's military experience in Vietnam  inspired
him  to  spend  decades  volunteering his time and energies to veterans'
events and interests, including adding his recollections to James Behr's
"Vietnam Voices: An Oral History of Eleven Vietnam  Veterans"  where  he
told  the  story of enlisting at and shipping out from Fort Hamilton and
serving for more than a year in Vietnam; and

  WHEREAS, Upon his return home, Steve P. Maluk  worked  for  the  New
York  Insurance  Department; his career spanned more than three decades,
retiring from the esteemed position of Assistant Director  of  Policies;
and

  WHEREAS,  In  this  capacity,  Steve  P.  Maluk  became  the trusted
confidante of numerous superintendents of insurance, the  moral  compass
of the department, and the keeper of all-important dates in the lives of
those with whom he worked; and

  WHEREAS, In his position within the executive bureau, Steve P. Maluk
used  his  calm  demeanor, dependable administrative skills and positive
outlook to help guide his  department  through  both  the  day  and  the
aftermath  of  the  tragic  9/11  attacks;  furthermore, he served as an
architect of the  department's  temporary  quarters  in  the  Governor's
office  and  the  return to its offices just blocks from the World Trade
Center in just five days; and

  WHEREAS, Steve P. Maluk believes the work he  performed  during  the
days and months after 9/11 is truly his most important work on behalf of
the State of New York, and his colleagues look at his performance during
that dark period as perhaps the best of an already distinguished career;
and

  WHEREAS,  In addition to his military service and his service to the
State of New York, Steve P. Maluk heeded the call to  service  with  his
appointment    as   the   non-profit,   state   insurance   commissioner
membership-driven organization's senior business operations  manager  to
the  National Association of Insurance Commissioners, a position he held
for the last 16 years of his career; and

  WHEREAS, In his official acts, Steve P. Maluk was governed by a keen
sense of duty and always  showed  a  unique  grasp  of  human  problems,
earning him the admiration, esteem and affection of his colleagues; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Stephen P. Maluk upon the occasion of his retirement after  many
years of distinguished service to both the New York Insurance Department
and  the  National  Association  of  Insurance  Commissioners; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause  further,  on  this  day,
March  16,  2020,  the  same  day  as  his  birth and the same day as he
celebrated his 21st birthday at a Landing Zone of his combat engineering
platoon in Vietnam in 1968, to recognize  the  quiet  yet  consequential
contributions  of  Stephen P. Maluk over an exceptional lifetime; and be
it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Stephen P. Maluk.