LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring The Reverend Deacon Hyacinth E. Lee upon
the occasion of receiving the Humanitarian Award from the New Rochelle
Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional
Women's Clubs, Inc.

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, The Reverend Deacon Hyacinth E. Lee has given not only of
her time and energies but also of her competence, intelligence and lead-
ership and consequently has been designated for special honor; 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
The Reverend Deacon Hyacinth E. Lee upon the occasion of receiving the
Humanitarian Award from the New Rochelle Club of the National Associ-
ation of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the New Rochelle Club of the National Associ-
ation of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. will
observe its 55th Annual Founders' Day and 39th Luncheon; this special
event will take place at the Davenport Country Club, in New Rochelle,
New York; and
WHEREAS, Deacon Hyacinth Lee has been an active member of the communi-
ty of New Rochelle for over 40 years; from her native country of Jamaica
in the West Indies, she was recruited by Sound Shore Medical Center to
work as a Registered Nurse, and was promoted to other administrative
positions in later years; she earned her B.A. degree in Sociology from
Marymount Manhattan College, and received her M.S. degree in Community
Health and Health Management from Long Island University; and
WHEREAS, Deacon Hyacinth Lee has been a dedicated member and servant
at Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church since the late 1960s; in 1992,
she was ordained as a Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of New York, and
her ministry continues to have its focus at Trinity-St. Paul's; her
Diaconal duties include the visitation of the sick and shut-ins, serving
as Chair of the Outreach Committee, serving at the altar during
services, and being a confidante and mentor to many; and
WHEREAS, Deacon Hyacinth Lee established the Brown Bag Lunch Program
at Trinity-St. Paul's which serves 25,000 meals annually; within the
community of New Rochelle, Deacon Hyacinth was a Board Member of the
Interreligious Council, and is presently a Board Member of Meals-on-
Wheels of New Rochelle; she has also worked with the Nurses' Network of
America as Director of the Project, Community Health in Learning About
Developmental Disabilities (C.H.I.L.D.D.), a community-based outreach
program that ministers to children who have developmental disabilities
such as autism; and
WHEREAS, Deacon Hyacinth Lee currently works for the Visiting Nurse
Association of Hudson Valley, where she is the Coordinator for the
Maternal-Child/Pediatric program; in addition, once a month she monitors
the blood pressure and sugar level of the Brown Bag program clientele
and any person of the community who has a need; and
WHEREAS, With her throughout has been her daughter, Deborah Lee, who
feels privileged to be a part of her life and rejoices in her achieve-
ments; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Deacon Hyacinth Lee has displayed
throughout her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor The Reverend Deacon Hyacinth E. Lee upon the occasion of receiving

the Humanitarian Award from the New Rochelle Club of the National Asso-
ciation of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Reverend Deacon Hyacinth Lee.