J3767-2011 Actions

• Mar 27, 2012: ADOPTED
• Mar 27, 2012: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Mar 23, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J3767-2011 Text

 ATIVE  RESOLUTION  congratulating Helen Volpe upon the occasion of
 ating her 100th Birthday

 S, Senior citizens bring a wealth of experience and  knowledge  to
 ncreasingly  active roles they play in today's society; their past
 butions and future participation are a vital part of, and valuable
 to, the fabric of community life and activity; and
 EAS, Helen Volpe was born on April 10, 1912, in  Canandaigua,  New
 and
 EAS,  As  a  young  girl,  Helen Volpe worked at her grandfather's
 y store, the AW Gilbert Jewelry Store; and
 EAS, In 1943, Helen Volpe assisted in training pilots for the Army
 rps at Stewart Airfield near Parkersburg, West Virginia; and
 EAS, Later that year, Helen Volpe was selected as a private secre-
 o the investigator of the Civil Aeronautics Board; and
 EAS, At that time, Helen Volpe was flown to Washington, DC,  where
 as  met  at the airport by Eleanor Roosevelt, who took her back to
 ite House to meet President Franklin Roosevelt; and
 EAS, When Helen Volpe  returned  to  Canandaigua,  she  worked  at
 l banks before opening her own gift store, The Gift Mansion; and
 EAS,  Helen Volpe finished her career as an interior decorator for
 Allen; and
 EAS, Imbued with a spirit of adventure, Helen Volpe loves  flying;
 e  point, she had her private pilot's license; she met both Amelia
 t and Chuck Yeager; and
 EAS, A former member of the Flying Farmers, Helen Volpe  wrote  an
 sive  article  about  her trip to Hawaii that was published in the
  FARMER'S MAGAZINE; and
 EAS, Today, Helen Volpe enjoys reading and antique shows;  she  is
 ery active and enjoys golfing and dancing to Polka music; and
 EAS,  This  exceptional  centenarian,  with her zest for life, has
 ed and enhanced the lives of her family and friends; and
 EAS, This distinguished woman has experienced the incredible  joys
 orrows  characteristic  of and reserved for those with the stamina
 urage to savor a full life; and
 EAS, This beloved woman has enriched the lives of those around her
 h her joyous and sincere love for others and through the quiescent
 and wisdom which come only from a fullness of years; and
 EAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to publicly  recog-
 hose who have reached such a remarkable age and who have witnessed
 elebrated  the  innovations,  cultural  developments  and  awesome
 ements of this country during the last century,  while  themselves
 buting  to  the  growth and excellence of this great Empire State;
 herefore, be it
 LVED, That this Legislative Body pause  in  its  deliberations  to
 tulate Helen Volpe upon the occasion of her 100th Birthday; and be
 ther
 LVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
 d to Helen Volpe.