LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Robert T. Armistead upon the occasion
of receiving the 2009 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Hudson Valley
Council of the Boy Scouts of America

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge individuals of remarkable integrity and character
who have inspired and brought pride to our majestic Empire State with
their strong contributions to the community and model citizenship; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Robert T. Armistead upon the occasion of receiving the 2009 Distin-
guished Citizen Award from the Hudson Valley Council of the Boy Scouts
of America; and
WHEREAS, Robert T. Armistead will be honored on October 8, 2009, with
this prestigious award which is given annually to individuals who exem-
plify in their daily lives the ideals found within the Boy Scout Oath
and Law; and
WHEREAS, A licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey and New York,
Robert T. Armistead is President of Armistead Mechanical, Inc., a
mechanical contracting and engineering firm with offices in Waldwick,
New Jersey and Newburgh, New York; and
WHEREAS, Robert T. Armistead also holds a New Jersey Master Plumber's
License as well as various other mechanical contracting licenses
throughout New Jersey and New York and has over 40 years' experience in
the plumbing, HVAC and process piping industry and in the design and
management of mechanical construction for various industrial, hospital,
pharmaceutical and commercial projects; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Robert T. Armistead is a member and past Chair-
man of the Board of Directors of the Hudson Valley Construction Contrac-
tors Association of Newburgh, New York, Vice President and Assistant
Treasurer of the Mechanical Contracting Association of America and Past
President of the Mechanical Contracting Association of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Appointed to the Mechanical Contracting Association of Ameri-
ca Board of Directors in 2003, Robert T. Armistead is active in the
association on both the national and local levels; and
WHEREAS, At the national level, Robert T. Armistead was recently
elected Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of the organization at
its annual convention and has also been appointed as a national board
member of the ACE Mentor Program; he also serves on the Career Develop-
ment Committee and on the Mechanical Contracting Education and Research
Foundation Partnership Enterprise Committee; and
WHEREAS, Locally, Robert T. Armistead has served two years each as
Mechanical Contracting Association of New Jersey President, Vice Presi-
dent and Treasurer and a total of 12 years as a board member; and
WHEREAS, Active in numerous trade organizations, Robert T. Armistead
is a trustee for the UA Local 274 and UA Local 373 Pension, Welfare and
Annuity Funds, and is a member of the MCANJ labor policy committee that
negotiates many of the UA pipe trade agreements throughout the state of
New Jersey; 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; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Robert T. Armistead upon the occasion of receiving the 2009
Distinguished Citizen Award from the Hudson Valley Council of the Boy

Scouts of America, and to wish him continued success in all of his
future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Robert T. Armistead.