LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Frank Pisapia upon the occasion of his
designation as recipient of the Men at Work Award from the SULLIVAN
COUNTY DEMOCRAT

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, Frank Pisapia has given not only of his time and energies but
also of his competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently has
been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Frank Pisapia
upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Men at Work
Award from the SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT; and
WHEREAS, A one-man department at the Rolling V Bus Company, a family-
run business, Frank Pisapia is responsible for overseeing the proper
maintenance of its seven buildings; and
WHEREAS, Frank Pisapia grew up in Windsor, Connecticut, a suburb of
Hartford, and attended Elon College in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, After college, he went to work for the Hilton Hotel Corpo-
ration, where he spent 12 years; he held a variety of positions, includ-
ing hotel manager; and
WHEREAS, Two things crucial to his future happened during his time at
Hilton: he was intimately involved in the construction of several new
hotels, and he met Denise DeSabato; and
WHEREAS, Denise was the daughter of Rolling V Vice President Linda
DeSabato and niece of President Phil Vallone; and
WHEREAS, Denise's grandfather and great uncle, Tony and Ed Vallone,
had started the precursor of the company more than half a century ago;
and
WHEREAS, The couple were living in Whitestone, Queens and still work-
ing for the hotel chain when Phil called in early 2006 with an offer:
the firm had recently acquired Gershowitz Transportation and its facili-
ties, and needed someone to help with this expansion; and
WHEREAS, Subsequently, Denise became director of human resources while
Frank took over management of the facilities; and
WHEREAS, The two-story addition at the company's headquarters was
Pisapia's first project - though designs were finalized and the founda-
tion was already in place before he came on board; and
WHEREAS, Since then, Frank Pisapia has been involved in new
construction/renovation at the Liberty, Neversink and Ellenville facili-
ties; and
WHEREAS, Frank and Denise Pisapia make their home in Rock Hill; they
have a 16-month-old daughter, Delinda Mae, named after his mother-in-law
and Phil's mother; and
WHEREAS, Frank Pisapia has been called upon to contribute his time and
talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has always given
of himself unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of his community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Frank Pisapia has stood constant in
dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Frank Pisapia has displayed through-
out his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Frank Pisapia upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of
the Men at Work Award from the SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT; and be it
further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Frank Pisapia, 31 Stratford Road, Rock Hill, New York 12775.