Sponsor: RITCHIE / Committee: FINANCE
Law Section: Resolutions, Legislative
J3678-2011 Actions

Mar 20, 2012: ADOPTED
Mar 20, 2012: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
Mar 16, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE
J3678-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  congratulating Amelia Ruttkamp Winkler upon the
 occasion of celebrating her 100th Birthday
 WHEREAS, The year 1912 was a memorable year; the  luxury  liner  Titanic
 made  its maiden, and only voyage, New Mexico and Arizona became states,
 the Boston Red Sox opened Fenway Park, stamps  were  2  cents,  and,  on
 February  20,  Hugo  and  Amalie  Ruttkamp welcomed their only daughter,
 Amelia, into the world; and
 WHEREAS, On February 20, 2012, Amelia Ruttkamp  Winkler  celebrated  a
 rare milestone, her 100th Birthday; and
 WHEREAS,  Born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, to German immigrants,
 Amelia grew up on Long Island where she enjoyed a  quiet  childhood  and
 was  a  voracious  reader; her appetite for reading and knowledge served
 her well and led her to earn a diploma from  Brown  Business  School  on
 Long Island; and
 WHEREAS,  Upon  graduation  Amelia  began  a career as a secretary and
 eventually met, and married, Bernard Winkler; the couple moved to Jamai
 ca, Long Island, where Bernard opened a dry cleaning business  and  they
 began  raising  their  family of three children: Ruth, Doris and Edward;
 and
 WHEREAS, A proud homemaker, Amelia Ruttkamp Winkler enjoyed caring for
 her family and kept a number of German traditions alive;  she  loved  to
 cook  and  bake  and her family always looked forward to the traditional
 foods she would make for them, including Rouladen, a rolled meat;  Spat
 zle, homemade noodles; and Stollen, a Christmas bread; and
 WHEREAS,  In  1956  Bernard and Amelia resolved to leave city life and
 move to upstate New York to begin a new chapter in  their  lives;  their
 daughter,  Ruth  Weaver,  remembers  it  was  quite  a surprise when her
 parents decided to move to Upstate New York and become chicken  farmers;
 and
 WHEREAS, Though it was a rather drastic lifestyle change, they enjoyed
 the peaceful countryside of Cobleskill; and
 WHEREAS,  In  2000, Amelia Ruttkamp Winkler's granddaughter Alicia and
 her husband, Tim Archer, helped Bernard and Amelia relocate  to  Fulton,
 New  York,  so they would be closer to their family and, in 2002, before
 her husband's passing in 2004, Amelia moved to the St. Luke Nursing Home
 in Fulton where she continues to reside today; and
 WHEREAS, Amelia Ruttkamp Winkler's great-grandchildren, Annaliese,  10
 and  Nathaniel,  9,  love spending time with their great-grandmother and
 enjoy the cookies she always  has  for  them,  and  Amelia,  too,  looks
 forward to their visits; and
 WHEREAS,  With family and friends gathered around her in the community
 room at St. Luke Nursing Home to celebrate her  100th  Birthday,  Amelia
 Winkler, impeccably dressed in a white blouse and a blue plaid jacket, a
 new  hairdo,  complete  with tiara, and a corsage, beamed as she cut her
 birthday cake and visited with well-wishers; and
 WHEREAS, A mother of three, a grandmother of six  and  a  great-grand
 mother of 15, Amelia Ruttkamp Winkler has, and continues to lead, a life
 filled  with  happiness and precious memories and, as she celebrated 100
 years, she wished her family members well and expressed  her  hope  they
 would live to be 100 as well; and
 WHEREAS,  This  exceptional  centenarian,  with her zest for life, has
 inspired and enhanced the lives of her family and friends; and
 WHEREAS, This distinguished woman, who has experienced the  incredible
 joys  and  sorrows  characteristic  of  and  reserved for those with the
 stamina and courage to savor a full life, has inspired the lives of  her
 many friends and family; and
 WHEREAS,  This beloved lady has enriched the lives of those around her
 through her joyous and sincere love for others and through the quiescent
 charm and wisdom which come only from a fullness of years; and
 WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is justly proud to publicly recognize
 those who have reached such a remarkable age and who have witnessed  and
 celebrated  the innovations, cultural developments, and awesome achieve
 ments of this country during the last century, while themselves contrib
 uting to the growth and excellence of  this  great  Empire  State;  now,
 therefore, be it
 RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 congratulate Amelia Ruttkamp Winkler upon the  occasion  of  celebrating
 her 100th Birthday; and be it further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to Amelia Ruttkamp Winkler.
J3678-2011: Congratulating Amelia Ruttkamp Winkler on the celebration of her 100th Birthday

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