J02584 Summary:

BILL NOJ02584
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
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J02584 Actions:

BILL NOJ02584
 
05/24/2024REFERRED TO FINANCE
06/04/2024REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
06/04/2024ADOPTED
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J02584 Committee Votes:

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J02584 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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J02584 Text:

 
Senate Resolution No. 2584
 
BY: Senator HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
        HONORING    Captain    Chesley   Burnett   "Sully"
        Sullenberger III and commemorating the  fifteen-year
        anniversary  of  the  event known as the "Miracle on
        the Hudson"  in  which  he  successfully  landed  US
        Airways  Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, saving the
        lives of 155 people
 
  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  commend  those
notable  citizens  of  our  State, who have taken extraordinary steps to
help and protect their fellow citizens; and
 
  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend and honor Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III; and
 
  WHEREAS, Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III  graduated
from  the  United  States  Air  Force  Academy  in  1973,  receiving the
Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship award; and
 
  WHEREAS, Sullenberger served  a  seven-year  career  in  the  United
States  Air  Force,  rising  to the rank of Captain, serving time at Air
Force Bases in Europe and North America, including as Blue Force mission
commander in Red Flag Exercises; and
 
  WHEREAS, Sullenberger went on to a thirty-year career as an  airline
pilot   and  instructor  for  US  Airways,  until  his  retirement  from
commercial flying in March 2010, logging tens of thousands of  hours  of
flight time; and
 
  WHEREAS,  On  January  15,  2009,  he  and his crew safely guided US
Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in New  York's  frigid
Hudson River, in the westside of Manhattan's 47th State Senate District,
during what has been called the "Miracle on the Hudson," when his Airbus
A320's two engines lost thrust following a bird strike; and
 
  WHEREAS, All 155 people on board US Airways Flight 1549 survived the
emergency landing despite the extreme circumstances; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Following  his  retirement from commercial flying in 2010,
Sullenberger went on to become  an  advocate  for  aviation  safety  and
proponent  for  youth engagement with flying serving as the co-chairman,
of  the  Experimental  Aircraft   Association's   Young   Eagles   youth
introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013; and
 
  WHEREAS, In 2021, President Biden appointed Sullenberger to serve as
the  U.S. Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization, a
U.N.  Specialized Agency dedicated to solving aviation crises across the
globe; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  Captain  Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III for his heroism
and the fifteen-year anniversary of the event known as the  "Miracle  on
the Hudson"; and be it further
 
 
  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III.
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