Bill Text: NY J02726 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending Robert Jesse Warrington posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State Senate

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-09-23 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J02726 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J02726-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2726

BY: Senator HINCHEY

        COMMENDING  Robert  Jesse  Warrington posthumously
        upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of
        a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon  an
        individual by the New York State Senate

  WHEREAS,  Members  of the Armed Services from the State of New York,
who have served so  valiantly  and  honorably  in  wars  in  which  this
country's  freedom was at stake, as well as in the preservation of peace
in peacetime, deserve a special salute; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly  proud  to  commend  Robert
Jesse  Warrington  posthumously  upon the occasion of his designation as
recipient of a  Liberty  Medal,  the  highest  honor  bestowed  upon  an
individual by the New York State Senate, to be presented at the Columbia
County  Honor-A-Veteran  ceremony  on  Monday,  September  23,  2024, in
Hudson, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Robert Jesse Warrington was  born  on  June  23,  1947,  to
George  and  Delcia  Warrington in Portland, Maine, and attended Ichabod
Crane High School where he graduated in 1965; and

  WHEREAS, On April 16, 1966, Robert Jesse Warrington enlisted in  the
United  States  Navy  in Albany, New York and proudly served as a Seaman
and received additional training as an  ordnance  mechanic  in  Norfolk,
Virginia,  with  courses  like basic nuclear weapons and weapons loading
with a Torpedoman's Mate rating; and

  WHEREAS, Robert Jesse Warrington was assigned  to  Master  Diversion
Airfield  at Machrihanish, Scotland where, during the Cold War, the U.S.
Navy established a Naval Aviation Weapons Facility there as part of  the
NATO alliance; and

  WHEREAS, During his service in the Navy, Robert Jesse Warrington was
a  member  of  the  Navy's  Ceremonial  Guard  that served as escort for
military  funerals,  presided   at   Presidential   inaugurations,   and
ceremonial duties for foreign officials; and

  WHEREAS,  Seaman Robert Jesse Warrington was honorably discharged on
April 11, 1969, at Naval Station, Washington, D.C.; for  his  commitment
and  dedicated service to the United States Military, he was awarded the
National Defense Service Medal; and

  WHEREAS,  In  his  mid-twenties,  Robert  Jesse  Warrington   played
semi-professional  football  for  the Empire League Massena Warriors and
the Twin-County Vikings; he continued to compete  in  the  Empire  State
Games in weightlifting, discus, and shotput into his fifties; and

  WHEREAS,  Remaining  active in his community after his time with the
Navy, Robert Jesse Warrington was a member of the Valatie  VFW  and  the
Kinderhook Fire Department; and

  WHEREAS,  Robert  Jesse  Warrington  died  on  February 23, 2023, in
Hollandale, Florida; alongside him throughout his  meaningful  life  had

been  his  spouse,  Patricia; five children, Robert, Craig, Kelly, Paul,
and Shain; and five grandchildren, all of whom he is survived by; and

  WHEREAS, Residents of this great State must never forget the courage
with  which these men and women served their country, and must recognize
that no greater debt is owed than that owed  to  those  who  gave  their
lives  for  their beloved Nation and to those who continue to be missing
in action; and

  WHEREAS, Having exhibited his patriotism both at  home  and  abroad,
Robert Jesse Warrington demonstrated his love for his country and merits
forevermore, the highest respect of his State and Nation; and

  WHEREAS,  Our  Nation's veterans deserve to be recognized, commended
and thanked by the people of the State of New York for their service and
for their dedication to their communities, their State and their Nation;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Robert  Jesse  Warrington posthumously upon the occasion of his
designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal on September 23,  2024;  and
be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the family of Robert Jesse Warrington.