Bill Text: NY K02016 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Benner Insurance Service upon the occasion of achieving 42 years in business

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-15 - adopted [K02016 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K02016-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 2016

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        CONGRATULATING  Benner  Insurance Service upon the
        occasion of achieving 42 years in business

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  the
achievements   of  those  individuals  and  businesses  that  contribute
substantially to the economic vitality  of  their  communities,  thereby
enhancing economic well-being of the entire Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
congratulate  Benner Insurance Service upon the occasion of achieving 42
years in business; and

  WHEREAS, Located in Rome, New York,  Benner  Insurance  Service  has
been  a  cornerstone  of  the  community, accommodating the needs of its
residents, for the last four decades; and

  WHEREAS, Owners, John and  Alice  Benner,  have  sold  personal  and
commercial  insurance  to their customers since 1982; they feel rewarded
for solving insurance problems for numerous  individuals  and  families;
and

  WHEREAS,  After  the closing of another insurance company with which
Benner Insurance Service has provided most of their  personal  insurance
policies, John and Alice Benner, both in their 80s this year, decided to
retire, selling their business to a company in New Hartford; and

  WHEREAS, After taking care of countless insurance customers over the
years,  Alice  Benner looks forward to focusing on her family and caring
for her husband; and

  WHEREAS, Benner Insurance Service and its  owners,  John  and  Alice
Benner, have been irreplaceable pillars of the Rome community; they will
be greatly missed on the corner of Jasper Street and Erie Boulevard; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body, as well as the residents of the City
of  Rome,  applaud  John and Alice Benner for their successful business,
which contributed to the growth of the community, and the services  they
provided for their neighbors' needs; and

  WHEREAS,  The  success  of  Benner  Insurance  Service  is in direct
correlation to the efforts of its hardworking and dedicated owners, John
and Alice Benner, who will stand as role models to  all  great  business
owners  in  the  State  and beyond; their involvement is, and always has
been,  characterized  by  an   impressive   commitment,   an   unbridled
enthusiasm,   and  an  uncompromising  standard  of  excellence  in  all
undertakings; and

  WHEREAS, It is  with  great  pleasure  that  this  Legislative  Body
acknowledges  this  exceptional business, its contributions to the local
and state economies, and its vibrant and purposeful  role  in  improving
the quality of life in its community; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Benner Insurance Company upon the occasion of achieving  42
years  in  business  and  to  wish  John  and  Alice Benner joy in their
retirement and success in all future endeavors; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to  John  and  Alice  Benner,  owners  of  Benner  Insurance
Service.