LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Sister Mary Rose McGeady upon the occa-
sion of receiving the Third Age Achievement Award in the category of
Health and Human Services from the Senior Services of Albany Foundation
on November 17, 2009

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend the senior
citizens of the Empire State who, as they reach the fullness of years,
continue to be active and vital participants in the life of their commu-
nity; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Sister Mary Rose McGeady upon the occasion of receiving the Third Age
Achievement Award in the category of Health and Human Services from the
Senior Services of Albany Foundation on November 17, 2009; and
WHEREAS, A Daughter of Charity since 1946, Sister Mary Rose McGeady
has been involved with St. Paul's Center, a non-sectarian homeless shel-
ter for mothers and their children located in Rensselaer, helping in its
initial organization and subsequent opening in 2006; and
WHEREAS, Sister Mary Rose McGeady has served on the board of St.
Paul's Center since its beginning, where she has been instrumental in
keeping the Center focused on the larger causes of homelessness, poten-
tial remedies, and the necessity of social and political activism on
behalf of the indigent; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Sister Mary Rose McGeady has served on the
Resource Development Committee at St. Paul's Center, and brought her
considerable writing talents and skills of persuasion to a number of
Center initiatives; and
WHEREAS, Prior to retiring at the DePaul Provincial House in Loudon-
ville, Sister Mary Rose McGeady was president of Covenant House, a
Manhattan-based home for runaway teens, which she helped build into an
internationally-known haven for troubled children; she also used her
masters in clinical psychology and Ph.D. in Psychology to direct mental
health services for Brooklyn Catholic Charities; and
WHEREAS, A tireless, devoted advocate for children, mothers and the
poor, Sister Mary Rose McGeady has received 31 honorary doctorates from
various universities in recognition of her work with the homeless; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when seniors of
such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, 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
honor Sister Mary Rose McGeady upon the occasion of receiving the Third
Age Achievement Award in the category of Health and Human Services from
the Senior Services of Albany Foundation on November 17, 2009, and to
wish her continued success in all of her future endeavors; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Sister Mary Rose McGeady.