New York K 922: Honoring Andrea M. Brown upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition at the 2nd Annual Women's History Month Celebration

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Assembly Resolution No. 922
 M. of A. MayerBY:
          Andrea M. Brown upon the occasion of herHONORING
        designation  for  special  recognition  at  the  2nd
        Annual  Women's  History  Month Celebration on March
        23, 2018
   Women's History Month, celebrated each year in March, is  aWHEREAS,
time  to  reflect  upon  and  pay  tribute to the women of our State and
Nation  for  their  contributions  to  their   communities   and   their
professions; and
    It  is  the  custom of this Legislative Body that women ofWHEREAS,
every economic, ethnic, and religious background have  made  significant
contributions to their community and to the State of New York, and it is
appropriate   to  recognize  them  and  to  publicly  acknowledge  their
endeavors which have enhanced the basic humanity among us all; and
   Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  itsWHEREAS,
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Andrea  M.  Brown  upon  the  occasion  of  her  designation for special
recognition at the 2nd Annual Women's History Month  Celebration  to  be
feted  on  Friday,  March  23,  2018,  at the Grinton I. Will Library in
Yonkers, New York; and
   Andrea M. Brown has truly devoted herself to the welfare ofWHEREAS,
her community and its citizenry; and
   Andrea M. Brown was born the eldest of  eight  children  inWHEREAS,
Tarrytown,  New  York,  where she was a student at local public schools;
after  graduating,  she  attended  Westchester  Business   School,   and
Westchester Community College; and
    From  June  of 1975 to August of 2002, Andrea M. Brown wasWHEREAS,
employed by Westchester County; throughout her tenure, she rose  through
the   ranks,   holding  the  position  of  Executive  Secretary  to  the
Commissioner of Planning at the time of her retirement; and
   Andrea M. Brown  then  worked  in  various  capacities  forWHEREAS,
Classic  Westchester  Temporary  Agency,  Abbott House, City of Yonkers,
Office of the City Council Majority Leader, and Shiloh Baptist Church in
New Rochelle, New York; currently, she serves as a Special Assistant  to
New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins; and
    Andrea M. Brown began her life of servitude at a young ageWHEREAS,
as a participant in various high school clubs and her church; after  she
married  the late Bernard G. Brown, Sr., she moved to Yonkers, New York,
where she volunteered her time  and  energy  at  her  oldest  daughter's
pre-kindergarten  class  at  School 25, and joined the Parent's Group at
the Nepperhan Community Center, where she served as a vital  member  and
President of the Board; and

    In  addition,  Andrea  M. Brown has been actively involvedWHEREAS,
with numerous worthy organizations  such  as  NAACP,  Yonkers  Board  of
Education,  Empire  State  Federation  of  Colored Women's Clubs, Hudson
River Community Association, Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran  Church,  and
Women's Civic Club of Nepperhan, Inc., as well as CSEA; and
    For  her  steadfast  and  unremitting  commitment  to  herWHEREAS,
community, Andrea  M.  Brown  was  the  recipient  of  many  awards  and
accolades  including  the  Dr.  Martin Luther King, Jr. Profile Award by
Yonkers Martin Luther King Commission, and Community Service  Awards  by
the  Bethany  A.M.E.   Church, Nepperhan Community Center, and Dominican
Cultural Association; and
   Andrea M. Brown was also named a Woman  of  Distinction  byWHEREAS,
the  New  York  State  Senate, and Woman of the Year by Bethany Lutheran
Church, the Women's Civic Club of Nepperhan, and the Luther V. Garrison,
Sr. Masonic Foundation Scholarship Committee; and
   With her throughout  have  been  her  two  children,  threeWHEREAS,
grandchildren  and  two  great-grandchildren, all of whom have shown her
love and support and rejoice in her many achievements; and
   It is the sense of this Legislative  Body  that  those  whoWHEREAS,
enhance  the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a
long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly  have  earned  our
recognition and applause; now, therefore, be it
    That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations toRESOLVED,
honor Andrea M. Brown upon the occasion of her designation  for  special
recognition at the 2nd Annual Women's History Month Celebration on March
23, 2018; and be it further
    That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, beRESOLVED,
transmitted to Andrea M. Brown.