Bill Text: NY J02486 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourning the death of Doreen M. Connolly, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-22 - ADOPTED [J02486 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02486-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2486

BY: Senator KENNEDY

        MOURNING   the   death   of  Doreen  M.  Connolly,
        distinguished citizen  and  devoted  member  of  her
        community

  WHEREAS, It is with feelings of deepest regret that this Legislative
Body  records  the passing of Doreen M. Connolly, an extraordinary woman
of indomitable faith and dedication  whose  purposeful  life  will  long
serve as a standard to which others might aspire; and

  WHEREAS,  Doreen  M.  (O'Connor) Connolly, of Wynantskill, New York,
died on Friday, January 3, 2020, at the age of 83; and

  WHEREAS, Born in Troy, New York, Doreen M. Connolly  graduated  from
Catholic  Central  High School at 16 years old, a fact for which she was
very proud; she went on to graduate from St. Mary's Hospital  School  of
Nursing in Amsterdam, New York, becoming a Registered Nurse; and

  WHEREAS,  Devoted to her profession, Doreen M. Connolly was employed
at both the VA Hospital in Albany, New York, and the Leonard Hospital in
Troy; and

  WHEREAS, While working as a Registered Nurse, Doreen met her beloved
Thomas Connolly, whom she would wed on September 14, 1957; and

  WHEREAS, This remarkable woman began her governmental career working
as a nurse  for  the  New  York  State  Training  School  for  Girls  in
Wynantskill;  she then went on to attend Hudson Valley Community College
where she would graduate with the first class from the Mortuary  Science
program  in  1972; in 1973, Doreen M. Connolly became a Licensed Funeral
Director after completing her apprenticeship; and

  WHEREAS, Continuing her career in  government,  Doreen  M.  Connolly
became the Town Clerk of North Greenbush, a Rensselaer County Legislator
and  Rensselaer  County  Clerk,  for which she is the only woman to have
held that position; and

  WHEREAS, Showing great strength and selflessness, Doreen M. Connolly
spent countless hours offering her love, support  and  guidance  to  the
children  and  people  in her life, acting as a role model and inspiring
them to develop to their fullest potential; and

  WHEREAS, Doreen M. Connolly is predeceased by her cherished husband,
Thomas, her parents, and her beloved sister, Pat; she is survived by her
daughter, Kathryn  (Jeff),  and  son,  Thomas  (Sharon);  her  treasured
grandsons,  Thomas  and  Ryan;  and  many  beloved  nieces, nephews, and
cousins; as well as her main care givers, Lisa and Nancy; and

  WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a  sense  of
compassion,  Doreen  M.  Connolly 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 Doreen M. Connolly, 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 Doreen M. Connolly.