LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Detective Sean Mulcahy for his consum-
mate bravery and compassion during the US Airways crash into the Hudson
River on January 15, 2009

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body has the deepest pride and admiration for
the police officers of New York State who take prompt and appropriate
action in emergency situations, nobly risking their lives in an effort
to preserve the life of another; 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
Detective Sean Mulcahy for his consummate bravery and compassion during
the US Airways crash into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009; and
WHEREAS, A member of the New York City Police Department Emergency
Response Unit, Detective Sean Mulcahy and his team were almost imme-
diately on the scene of the US Airways Flight 1549 emergency landing,
soon after hearing about it on their radios; and
WHEREAS, Detective Sean Mulcahy commandeered a Circle Line cruise
boat, which took the team directly to the crash site; within minutes,
they were put to work searching the near sunken plane for passengers;
and
WHEREAS, Through his spontaneous and heroic actions, Detective Sean
Mulcahy demonstrated his character and compassion for the welfare of
others, personifying, by virtue of his actions, the collective concern
of police officers across the community of the State of New York who
respond when others are in need of help; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body cannot express sufficient gratitude to
those devoted individuals who recognize that the preservation of life
and property is a sacred responsibility and who make that responsibility
their own by serving as police officers; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
express its highest admiration for Detective Sean Mulcahy and to wish
him continued success in all of his future endeavors; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Detective Sean Mulcahy for his consummate bravery and compassion
during the US Airways crash into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Detective Sean Mulcahy.