LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Gloria Plasker upon the occasion of
receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the League of Women Voters
of the Mid-Hudson Region on June 7, 2009

WHEREAS, From time to time this Legislative Body takes note of certain
extraordinary individuals it wishes to recognize for their valued
contributions to the success and progress of society and publicly
acknowledge their endeavors which have enhanced the basic humanity among
us all; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor
Gloria Plasker upon the occasion of receiving the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region at its
Susan B. Anthony Honorees' Luncheon on June 7, 2009, at Wiltwyck Golf
Club in Kingston, New York; and
WHEREAS, Born and raised in New York City, Gloria Plasker moved to the
Mid-Hudson region shortly after being married in 1954, where her intel-
lectual curiosity and sociability led her to the newly-forming local
League of Women Voters; and
WHEREAS, While voters service has always been a great love of hers,
Gloria Plasker has dealt with a wide range of issues as a member of the
League of Women Voters, including the environment, which was the first
study that she chaired; and
WHEREAS, Gloria Plasker has also served the League of Women Voters in
numerous leadership positions; she was the fifth President of the King-
ston League in 1965-67 and President of the then named League of Women
Voters of Mid-Ulster in 1998-2000; and
WHEREAS, With Gloria Plasker throughout have been her husband, Stan,
and their three children, Matthew, Nancy and Rebecca, all of whom feel
privileged to be a part of her life and rejoice in her many achieve-
ments; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
express its highest admiration for Gloria Plasker and to wish her
continued success in all of her future endeavors; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Gloria Plasker upon the occasion of receiving the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson
Region on June 7, 2009; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Gloria Plasker.