LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Nancy J. Kyle and John B. Fraser,
Guests of Honor at the Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation's 22nd Annual
Columbia Memorial Hospital Ball on June 5, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of organizations,
institutions and individuals who devote themselves to the welfare of the
community and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Nancy J. Kyle and John B. "Jack" Fraser upon the occasion of their
designation as Guests of Honor at the Columbia-Greene Hospital Founda-
tion's 22nd Annual Columbia Memorial Hospital Ball, to be held at The
Point in Catskill, New York on Saturday, June 5, 2010; and
WHEREAS, This year, as Columbia Memorial Hospital celebrates its lega-
cy, begun in 1893, of providing quality health care to the people and
communities of Columbia, Greene and Dutchess Counties, it honors Nancy
J. Kyle and John B. Fraser, for their commitment, active involvement
and generous support of the hospital and the patients and communities it
serves; and
WHEREAS, Nancy J. Kyle and John B. Fraser met at a dinner party in
Jack's honor just over 30 years ago in Hong Kong, where Jack, a Wiscon-
sin native, was working as an investment banker for Credit Suisse White
Weld in Tokyo while Nancy, originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
managed pension funds and investments for Jardine Fleming in Hong Kong;
and
WHEREAS, Married in 1979 in London at St. Columba's Church of Scot-
land, Nancy J. Kyle and John B. Fraser shortly thereafter moved to New
York and continued to work in the financial industry; today Jack has
retired and works on his golf game and his retirement portfolio, and
Nancy continues to manage investments as Vice Chairman of Capital Guard-
ian Trust Company; and
WHEREAS, Enticed by Kay and Maynard Toll, old friends from both New
York and Tokyo, Nancy Kyle and Jack Fraser, drawn by its open landscapes
and pastoral beauty, historic homes, and abundant opportunities to enjoy
music and the arts, moved to a farmhouse in Columbia County in 1988,
where they have raised their sons Cameron and Briggs and where Jack's
older two sons, Tim and Alec, enjoy bringing their own families; and
WHEREAS, John B. Fraser earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale and
a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard; before he
retired, he had many years of experience in investment banking, advising
both public and private companies on corporate finance matters; he has
been Chairman of the Investment Committee for Japan Society for 16 years
and serves on a number of boards in the technology field as well; and
WHEREAS, The Columbia-Greene Hospital Foundation supports Columbia
Memorial Hospital in its mission of providing the communities it serves
with safe, high-quality, comprehensive health care services in a digni-
fied and compassionate environment; John B. Fraser has served on the
Board of Trustees of the Foundation since 2005, lending his time, talent
and expertise and generously supporting its worthy efforts; and
WHEREAS, Nancy J. Kyle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecti-
cut College and did graduate work at the London School of Economics; she
is Vice Chairman and Director of Capital Guardian Trust Company and
Chairman of Capital Guardian (Canada), Inc.; prior to joining Capital
Guardian in 1991, she was a Managing Director at JPMorgan Investment
Management in New York; and

WHEREAS, She has, in addition, long been involved in bringing several
significant historic homes back to their original glory, restoring them
with extraordinary sensitivity to historic detail; among those she has
helped save are the Governor Samuel J. Tilden House at the corner of
Routes 20 and 22 in New Lebanon and the Seth Jenkins House on Warren
Street in Hudson, where, in the fall of 2009, she initiated much appre-
ciated twice-yearly receptions to honor employees of Columbia Memorial
Hospital who give above and beyond, recognizing them as unsung heroes
who help provide excellent health care to the residents of the area; and
WHEREAS, Individuals, such as Nancy J. Kyle and John B. Fraser, who
distinguish themselves in their profession and in their community, help-
ing to improve the community and the quality of healthcare for all citi-
zens, merit the highest commendation of this Legislative Body; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Nancy J. Kyle and John B. Fraser upon the occasion of their
designation as Guests of Honor at the Columbia-Greene Hospital Founda-
tion's 22nd Annual Columbia Memorial Hospital Ball on June 5, 2010; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Nancy J. Kyle and John B. Fraser.