J2542-2011 Actions

• Jun 17, 2011: ADOPTED
• Jun 17, 2011: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Jun 13, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J2542-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  honoring  Debra  Quinn upon the occasion of her
 designation as recipient of the New York State Senate Liberty Medal
 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative  Body  to  recognize  those
 citizens who merit special commendation for exceptional, heroic or huma
 nitarian  acts  and  achievements on behalf of their fellow New Yorkers;
 and
 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, this Legislative  Body  is  justly
 proud  to  honor  Debra  Quinn  upon  the occasion of her designation as
 recipient of the New York State Senate Liberty Medal for her advocacy on
 behalf of other citizens of this great Empire State; and
 WHEREAS, Debra Quinn has tirelessly advocated on behalf of individuals
 living  with  amyotrophic  lateral  sclerosis  (ALS),  or  Lou  Gehrig's
 disease; and
 WHEREAS,  Debra Quinn began her work in educating the public about ALS
 and her advocacy on behalf of people with ALS, following the loss of her
 sister to the disease in 2007; prior to the passing of her  sister,  she
 had  witnessed  the  loss  of  a great aunt, an aunt, her father and her
 grandmother to ALS; and
 WHEREAS, Diagnosed with ALS in 2009, Debra Quinn has familial  ALS,  a
 form  of  the disease affecting 5-10% of ALS patients; through research,
 she has found more than twenty ancestors through 13 generations who were
 afflicted with ALS; and
 WHEREAS, Dedicated to creating awareness, Debra Quinn  remains  active
 in the Western New York region, sharing her story about ALS and relating
 the  physical, emotional and financial struggles that the disease brings
 to patients and their families; and
 WHEREAS, Debra Quinn works closely with the ALS Association's  Roches
 ter  chapter  to  generate  awareness  of the disease; her team raised a
 substantial amount in the 2010 Walk to Defeat ALS fundraising event; the
 funds generated are used to sustain patient care and support research to
 find a cure for the disease; and
 WHEREAS, A dedicated advocate, Debra Quinn works  with  local,  state,
 and  federal  legislators to educate them on the financial impact of the
 disease on families and  to  promote  policies  that  provide  help  for
 patients and caregivers in accessing services; and
 WHEREAS,  In  2011,  Debra  Quinn  participated  in  the Association's
 National ALS Advocacy Day and Public Policy  Conference  in  Washington,
 DC,  as a presenter for a breakout session about familial ALS during the
 conference; and
 WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to publicly  recog
 nize  and honor citizens who dedicate themselves to advocating for their
 neighbors in this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause  in  its  deliberations  to
 honor  Debra  Quinn upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of
 the New York State Senate Liberty Medal for her advocacy  on  behalf  of
 other citizens of this great Empire State as well as for her humanitari
 an  actions  and  achievements  on  behalf of people with ALS; and be it
 further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to Debra Quinn.

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