Bill Text: NY J02728 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the celebration of Father's Day, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in honor and recognition of all fathers throughout the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-24 - ADOPTED [J02728 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J02728-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2728

BY: Senator BAILEY

        COMMEMORATING  the  celebration  of  Father's Day,
        Sunday, June 19, 2022, in honor and  recognition  of
        all fathers throughout the State of New York

  WHEREAS,  Father's  Day  is a day selected to celebrate "Dad"; it is
the one day out of the year to praise and pay tribute  to  fathers,  and
all  other  men who have taken on that role and acted as a father figure
in the children's lives, including those being raised in a single parent
home, whether it be an uncle, stepfather,  grandfather,  friend  or  Big
Brother; and

  WHEREAS, These outstanding men show great strength and selflessness,
as  well  as  spend  countless  hours  offering  their love, support and
guidance to the children in their  lives,  acting  as  role  models  and
inspiring them to develop to their fullest potential; and

  WHEREAS,  Sonora  Dodd of Spokane, Washington, initiated the idea of
Father's Day in 1909, in honor of her father William  Smart,  a  widowed
Civil War veteran and father of six; her father was born in the month of
June,  so  she  chose  to hold the first Father's Day celebration on the
19th of June, 1910; and

  WHEREAS, In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of  a
National  Father's  Day; then in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed a
presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June  as  Father's
Day; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is proud to pay tribute and commend
these  men  who  are  worthy  of  full  recognition  for  their   valued
contributions  and  who should be celebrated by all the citizens of this
great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  celebration of Father's Day, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in
honor and recognition of all the fathers of the State of New York.