LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Alan Kesten upon the occasion of his
designation for special recognition by the Landfield Avenue Synagogue on
August 16, 2009

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, Alan Kesten has given not only of his time and energies but
also of his competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently has
been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Alan Kesten
upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition by the
Landfield Avenue Synagogue at its 21st Annual Journal Dinner on Sunday,
August 16, 2009, to be held at the Monticello Fire House, Monticello,
New York; and
WHEREAS, Alan Kesten or Chaim Sholom ben Shlomo Avrom is a lifelong
resident of the Monticello area; and
WHEREAS, He went to Talmud Torah at the Landfield Avenue Synagogue,
learning with Yossel Winzelberg and Rabbi Nathan Goodman, of Blessed
Memory, and he celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Israel; and
WHEREAS, Alan Kesten's father, the late Seymour Kesten, was a past
president of the Landfield Avenue Synagogue and a successful local
attorney, and his mother, Charlotte, a member of the Sisterhood; and
WHEREAS, Alan Kesten owns and manages the Yellow Cab in Monticello,
New York, and also serves on an "as needed" basis as a local funeral
director; and
WHEREAS, Alan Kesten has been called upon to contribute his time and
talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has always given
of himself unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, Alan Kesten has been involved with the National Ski Patrol,
the Monticello Volunteer Ambulance Corp. and the Monticello Fire Depart-
ment; he has served as Fire Chief, and President in recent years;
currently, he was elected as Sullivan County Coroner; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of his community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Alan Kesten has stood constant in
dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Alan Kesten has displayed throughout
his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Alan Kesten upon the occasion of his designation for special
recognition by the Landfield Avenue Synagogue; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Alan Kesten, Monticello, New York.