LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Antonio Ramos 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, Antonio Ramos 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 Antonio Ramos
upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Men at Work
Award from the SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT; and
WHEREAS, Antonio Ramos is the head of safety, security and transporta-
tion at Delaware Valley Job Corps; he is responsible for the safety of
400-some students, day in and day out; and
WHEREAS, 400 lives depend on Antonio Ramos and his team of 14 to
ensure the food in the kitchen is up to snuff, the lighting in the dorms
remains on, and the trip to their internships goes off without a mishap;
and
WHEREAS, In 15 years with the Delaware Valley Job Corps, 17 with Job
Corps as a whole, Antonio Ramos has seen a major shift in the U.S.
Department of Labor, which oversees the Job Corps program, which has put
increasing emphasis for safety on its centers, on running the centers as
efficiently as possible; and
WHEREAS, Hence Ramos' job, a position that puts him in charge of
everything from the fleet of drivers shuttling students back and forth
from the bus station in Monticello where new kids arrive each Tuesday,
to the quality assurance checks on every inch of the Callicoon campus;
and
WHEREAS, Antonio Ramos is the liaison to the Sullivan County Sheriff's
Office, the State Police, the Callicoon Fire Department, and the Depart-
ment of Health; and
WHEREAS, He ensures his team notes where a light is out and passes it
on to maintenance to fix; he also assists with discipline issues on
campus; and
WHEREAS, The students are what has kept this Boston native in Calli-
coon for 16 years, where he has settled in a home and made it his life's
work; and
WHEREAS, Antonio Ramos 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, Antonio Ramos 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 Antonio Ramos has displayed through-
out his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Antonio Ramos 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 Antonio Ramos.