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Committee: FINANCE

Law Section: Resolutions, Legislative

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.SO DOC S R2784                                  RESO TEXT            2009

LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  honoring  C. John Morrison and Juanita Morrison
upon the occasion of their retirement as Salvation Army  officers  after
34 years of service

WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend those illustrious individuals  of  distinguished  purpose  whose
lives have been committed to the pursuit of excellence; and
  WHEREAS,  Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the intent of this Legislative Body to  honor
Major  C.  John Morrison and Major Juanita Morrison upon the occasion of
their retirement as Salvation Army officers after  34  years,  the  last
eight of which they served in Syracuse, New York; and
  WHEREAS,  C.  John  Morrison and Juanita Morrison were commissioned in
1975, as officers in The Salvation Army, after serving  as  soldiers  in
the Central Territory of the United States; and
  WHEREAS,  C.  John  Morrison  and  Juanita Morrison served in numerous
positions in The Salvation Army's  Central  Territory,  including  Corps
Officers  in  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  Porter  County, Indiana, Battle
Creek, Michigan, and North Platte, Nebraska; at Divisional  Headquarters
and at Territorial Headquarters; and in Moline, Illinois; and
  WHEREAS,  C.  John  Morrison  and Juanita Morrison were appointed Area
Coordinators of Syracuse Area Services on July 4, 2001, and have  served
in these roles to this day; and
  WHEREAS, Major C. John Morrison serves as the liaison to The Salvation
Army's  Empire  State Division, which includes all of the state north of
Westchester County; Major Juanita Morrison has  been  working  with  her
husband  and  helping him to oversee the Syracuse operation and minister
to parishioners; and
  WHEREAS, Major C. John Morrison and Major Juanita Morrison have served
as leaders of the Onondaga Tabernacle Corps., where they began Disciple-
ship Caring Groups, gathering small groups of parishioners once a  month
to  informally  talk  about God and their lives; the Discipleship Caring
Groups have helped many individuals in the community; and
  WHEREAS, Major C. John Morrison is particularly  proud  of  the  local
Salvation  Army's  involvement  in Family Place, a collaborative project
between  The  Salvation  Army,  Onondaga  County  Department  of  Social
Services,  Huntington  Family Center and Catholic Charities; the program
offers safe opportunities for parents to visit their children who are in
foster care; and
  WHEREAS, Juanita Morrison is proud of the  week-long  senior  citizens
summer  camp program she helped create about two years ago; the Lodge at
Long Point Camp on Seneca Lake offers hotel-like accommodations to local
seniors and allows them to enjoy many outdoor activities; and
  WHEREAS, C. John and Juanita Morrison have always worked as a team  in
their  mission  of serving God through the array of community and social
services programs offered at  the  Syracuse  Salvation  Army  and  their
church,  the  Onondaga  Tabernacle  Corps.  in Clay, New York; they have
touched many lives during their time with  The  Salvation  Army  of  the
Syracuse  Area,  and their vision and dedication will be greatly missed;
and
  WHEREAS, C. John and Juanita Morrison are moving  back  to  Cheboygan,
Michigan,  where  they  will  work  part-time for The Salvation Army for
their last few months before retiring; now, therefore, be it
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause  in  its  deliberations  to
honor C. John and Juanita Morrison upon the occasion of their retirement
as  Salvation  Army officers, and to wish them a blessed life in retire-
ment; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to C.  John and Juanita Morrison.