LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Valerie Moore O'Keeffe upon the occa-
sion of her designation for special recognition for her many years of
extraordinary service to the community of Mamaroneck, New York, on May
1, 2012

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, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe has given not only of her time and
energies but also of her competence, intelligence and leadership and
consequently has been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Valerie
Moore O'Keeffe upon the occasion of her designation for special recogni-
tion for her many years of extraordinary service to the community of
Mamaroneck, to be celebrated at the At Home on the Sound's First Gala
Celebration on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at the Hampshire Country Club in
Mamaroneck, New York; and
WHEREAS, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe holds a Juris Doctor from George Wash-
ington University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Manhattanville
College; and
WHEREAS, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe is presently in her sixth term as
Supervisor of the Town of Mamaroneck, New York; and
WHEREAS, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe has been called upon to contribute her
time and talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has
always given of herself unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her stalwart work for the municipality, Valer-
ie Moore O'Keeffe has been a quietly outspoken advocate for human rights
through her work on the board of the White Plains based Holocaust and
Human Rights Education Center since 2005; and
WHEREAS, The Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center was founded
in 1990 to memorialize the victims of the Holocaust and to honor the
survivors, rescuers, and liberators; and
WHEREAS, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe serves as Chairperson for Rosalie Hall
Inc., a home for expectant mothers and single mothers and their babies
in the Bronx; and
WHEREAS, In 2007, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe served as President of the
Westchester Municipal Officials Association (WMOA) and is currently
President of the Westchester-Putnam Association of Town Supervisors
(WPATS); and
WHEREAS, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe is also a Trustee of the Westchester
Joint Water Works; and
WHEREAS, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe has actively supported and served as
Trustee of Manhattanville College and the Convent of the Sacred Heart
School in Greenwich, Connecticut; and
WHEREAS, This extraordinary woman has also served as President of the
50,000-member Associated Alumnae of the Sacred Heart in the United
States and Canada; and
WHEREAS, For the past few years, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe has been the
driving force behind the Annual Larchmont-Mamaroneck Martin Luther King
Day celebration, working to ensure its continuation; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of her community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Valerie Moore O'Keeffe has stood
constant in dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, With her throughout have been her husband, John J. O'Keeffe,
Jr., their two children, Anna and John, and six grandchildren, William,
Andrew, Charles, Olivia, Declan and Shephard, all of whom feel privi-
leged to be a part of her life and rejoice in her achievements; and

WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Valerie Moore O'Keeffe has displayed
throughout her life; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals (associations) of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought
to our attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the
citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Valerie Moore O'Keeffe upon the occasion of her designation for
special recognition for her many years of extraordinary service to the
community of Mamaroneck, New York, on May 1, 2012; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Valerie Moore O'Keeffe.