LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring John and Diana Becker upon the occasion
of receiving the 2011 Convention Days Community Service Award on July
15, 2011

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, John and Diana Becker have given not only of their time and
energies but also of their competence, intelligence and leadership and
consequently have been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor John and Diana
Becker upon the occasion of receiving the 2011 Convention Days Community
Service Award; and
WHEREAS, John and Diana Becker will receive this most prestigious
commendation on Friday, July 15, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Convention Days is founded on the ideals to preserve, educate
and perpetuate the events associated with the first Women's Rights
Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848; and
WHEREAS, John and Diana Becker have been called upon to contribute
their time and talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and
have always given of themselves unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, A woman of singular distinction, Diana Becker was educated at
the Wells Blue School and then at Brunel University in London where she
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science; she came to
the United States as an exchange student in 1984 and interned on Capitol
Hill for Representative Ronald Dellums from Berkeley, California; and
WHEREAS, While she was in her 20s, Diana Becker was a Big Sister with
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Rochester, New York; she and her husband,
John, met in 1993 and were married on September 6, 1997; and
WHEREAS, Diana Becker became involved with community service, serving
as the Director of Volunteer Services for the American Red Cross in the
Finger Lakes for several years; she was a trustee of the Seneca Falls
Library during the years the new Library was built; she served as the
Board Secretary for the Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
for many years; and
WHEREAS, Diana Becker is a past president of the Seneca County Arts
Council and still assists with their scholarship program; she currently
serves in various roles, including: Trustee of Cayuga Home for Children;
President of the Seneca County Children's Committee; and President of
Pathway (Comfort Care Home); and
WHEREAS, A volunteer with Buffalo Pug and Small Breed Rescue, Diana
Becker is also an elder in the Presbyterian Church and serves on the
Geneva Presbytery's Committee on Ministry; and
WHEREAS, An exemplary leader, John Becker II has served in numerous
capacities, such as: Alumni President of the Psi Chapter of Psi Upsilon
Fraternity; Member, Executive Council, Psi Upsilon Fraternity; Secretary
and Past President of Seneca Cayuga ARC; Regional Vice President, NYSARC
Board of Governors; President of the House of Concern; Member, Work
Investment Board; Member and Past President of Seneca County Chamber of
Commerce; Past Seneca County United Way Board Member; Past President of
IIANY; and Past Founding Member and Treasurer of CAUSE; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of their community service, a
period of constructive involvement, John and Diana Becker have stood
constant in dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, With them throughout have been their seven grandchildren, all
of whom feel privileged to be a part of their lives and rejoice in their
achievements; and

WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by individuals
for the benefit of others which John and Diana Becker have displayed
throughout their lives; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a
long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have earned our
recognition and applause; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor John and Diana Becker upon the occasion of receiving the 2011
Convention Days Community Service Award on July 15, 2011; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to John and Diana Becker.