LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Richard Croce upon the occasion of
receiving the Business Person of the Year Award from the Ulster County
Development Corporation and Ulster County Chamber of Commerce

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize the
achievements of those individuals and businesses which substantially
contribute to the economic health and vitality of their communities and
the entire Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Richard Croce upon the occasion of receiving the Business Person of the
Year Award from the Ulster County Development Corporation and Ulster
County Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Richard Croce will be honored at the Ulster Country Develop-
ment Corporation and Ulster County Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards
Dinner to be held at the Wiltwyck Golf Club on Thursday, October 22,
2009; and
WHEREAS, Richard Croce is the co-founder and President of Viking
Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of corrugated board packaging in New
Paltz, New York; and
WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of Richard Croce, Viking Indus-
tries, Inc. was founded in 1973; since that time it has grown from seven
employees to 65 employees working two shifts in a modern industrial
building; its customers include Fortune 500 companies as well as small
manufacturers; and
WHEREAS, Richard Croce has been an active member of the Ulster County
community for decades, lending his expertise and energy as an Ulster
County Legislator and a member of the New Paltz Town Board and Planning
Board; and
WHEREAS, He has also played a leadership role as Chair of the New
Paltz Chamber of Commerce, Ulster County Development Corporation, Ulster
County Community College and the Council of Industry of Southeastern New
York, and as the Director of the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Richard Croce has lived in Ulster County for more than 50
years and currently resides in New Paltz, New York; 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 Richard Croce upon the occasion of receiving the Business Person
of the Year Award from the Ulster County Development Corporation and
Ulster County Chamber of Commerce; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Richard Croce.