LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Junior Past County American Legion
Commander John E. Hull upon the occasion of his designation for special
recognition by the Kings County American Legion Family, Department of
New York

WHEREAS, The American Legion is a veterans' service organization which
draws its membership from the men and women who have served in the Armed
Forces of the United States during a period of Congressionally recog-
nized war or armed conflict; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Junior Past
County American Legion Commander John E. Hull upon the occasion of his
designation for special recognition by the Kings County American Legion
Family, Department of New York, at a Testimonial Dinner to be held at El
Caribe Country Club Caterers in Brooklyn on Friday, April 29, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The American Legion was founded by members of the American
Expeditionary Forces (AEF) who convened at Paris, France, on March
15-19, 1919; the following May, soldiers, sailors and marines represent-
ing every state met in St. Louis to ratify the action of the AEF,
already endorsed by the highest military authorities, and launch the
American Legion as a national organization of American veterans; and
WHEREAS, One of the fundamental aims of the American Legion was to
create a fraternity based upon firm comradeship, born of war service,
and dedicated to equitable treatment for all veterans, particularly the
suffering and disabled, their widows and children; and
WHEREAS, John E. Hull has distinguished himself as a member of the
United States Air Force, in his career, and in service to the Kings
County American Legion Family and his community; and
WHEREAS, A lifelong Brooklyn resident, John Hull's family lived in
Bensonhurst when he was born; shortly afterward they moved to Mill Basin
and, subsequently to Bergen Beach; and
WHEREAS, A talented and enthusiastic builder of model ships, John Hull
originally thought of joining the Navy but ultimately, in 1962 at the
age of 18, he enlisted in the United States Air Force; and
WHEREAS, He went to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for eight weeks
of Basic Training after which he was sent to Shepherd Air Force Base in
Wichita Falls, Texas, and was fortuitously assigned to its Computer
School, where the training he received not only provided him with the
skills he needed for his work while in the Air Force but also with those
needed for what would become for John Hull a rewarding and successful
civilian career; and
WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life in 1966, for five years, until the
company moved to San Francisco, John Hull worked in the Stauffer Chemi-
cal Company's Computer Operations Department; and
WHEREAS, John Hull then went to work for the Home Insurance Company in
a similar capacity but, recognizing his knowledge and outstanding
skills, he was quickly named the Supervisor of an important unit, the
Loss Data Unit, responsible for processing the company's loss data; and
WHEREAS, John E. Hull went on to serve Home/REM (Risk Enterprise
Management Limited) in many areas of the company's business and in
numerous capacities, including Manager, working for the company for 30
years before retiring in August 2000; and
WHEREAS, John Hull joined American Legion Bay Ridge Post 157 in 1995
and became Assistant Treasurer of the Post that same year; he was
elected Treasurer in 1998 and served ably in that capacity for nine
years, during which time, using his computer knowledge, he modernized
the Treasurer's job and simplified all aspects of the Post's work and
records; and

WHEREAS, Elected to Bay Ridge Post 157's 2003-2004 Executive Commit-
tee, John E. Hull rose through its ranks to serve as Vice Commander in
2005-2006; he was proud to fill in for the previous County Commander
when necessary and to represent him as a Memorial Day Parade Marshal;
and
WHEREAS, Prior to becoming the 2009-2010 Kings County Commander, John
E. Hull also served as the Americanism Chairman and as a member of the
American Legion Ball Committee as Vice Chairman of the Journal; and
WHEREAS, John Hull has compiled the Kings County Directory for several
years as well and, to help the Post, he is currently, once again, serv-
ing as its Assistant Treasurer; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his dedication to the Kings County American
Legion Family John E. Hull has, since the late 1990s, been actively
involved with his church and its work in the community; after much prep-
aration and studying, on May 19, 2007, he was proudly ordained a Deacon
and assigned to St. Patrick's Parish in Bay Ridge, where he serves with
great commitment and much dedication; he also happily works as a part-
time bookkeeper for St. Anselm's Parish; and
WHEREAS, John E. Hull has helped make the Kings County American Legion
Family an organization recognized with pride throughout Kings County;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Junior Past County American Legion Commander John E. Hull upon the
occasion of his designation for special recognition by the Kings County
American Legion Family, Department of New York, on April 29, 2011; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to John E. Hull.