LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Peter Clark and Timmian Massie upon the
occasion of their designation as recipients of the Good Neighbor Award
on April 25, 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, Peter Clark and Timmian Massie have given not only of their
time and energies but also of their competence, intelligence and leader-
ship and consequently have been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Peter Clark
and Timmian Massie upon the occasion of their designation as recipients
of the Good Neighbor Award, to be celebrated at the 2012 Family of the
Year Awards on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Grandview in Poughkeep-
sie, New York; and
WHEREAS, Peter Clark and Timmian Massie 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, Timmian Massie attended Fordham University in the Bronx,
where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and was named a
Public Service Education Fellow; and
WHEREAS, Timmian Massie undertook additional studies in philosophy and
theology at Iona College, the North American College in Vatican City and
the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy; and
WHEREAS, During his studies at the Vatican and in Rome, Timmian Massie
was commissioned an officer in the United States Air Force Reserves and
served with the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing in Bitburg, Germany; he also
worked with Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity at a soup kitchen
and shelter for homeless men in Rome; and
WHEREAS, Peter Clark attended Fairleigh Dickinson University where he
majored in marketing with a minor in advertising; and
WHEREAS, Peter Clark's first radio job was as an engineer at New
York's dominant FM Top 40 station; in addition to learning from the
nation's top broadcast talent, he engineered some of the infamous Crazy
Eddie radio ads; and
WHEREAS, In order to move from behind the scenes to behind the micro-
phone, Peter Clark moved north to the Hudson Valley, first as a weekend
DJ, and a short time later as the afternoon drive-time host at WSPK, now
known as K-104; and
WHEREAS, When the morning drive slot opened at rock and roll compet-
itor WPDH in 1980, Peter Clark was hired there and within a year became
the station's program director; and
WHEREAS, While at WPDH, the news department was reorganized and Timmi-
an Massie was assigned to be the new morning newscaster on Peter Clark's
show; and
WHEREAS, Ratings on the station quadrupled during the time of Peter
Clark's and Timmian Massie's on-air program; and
WHEREAS, Eventually, Timmian Massie entered the field of public
relations with the Civil Service Employees Association in Fishkill and
White Plains and Pete Clark was promoted to program the company's new
acquisition in Albany, top-rated WFLY; and
WHEREAS, Today, Pete Clark devotes most of his time to taking care of
his handicapped 95-year-old mother, and his 92-year-old mother-in-law;
he also sells real estate part time with Paul Hallenbeck Real Estate in
Rhinebeck; and
WHEREAS, Timmian Massie is currently a director of the Dyson Founda-
tion and serves on the boards of Saint Francis Hospital and the Miles of

Hope Breast Cancer Foundation, both in Poughkeepsie; the New York News-
papers Foundation in Albany; and the Marist Brothers in Esopus; and
WHEREAS, Timmian Massie has served on numerous other boards and
committees and has been the recipient of countless accolades throughout
his career; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of their community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Peter Clark and Timmian Massie have
stood constant in dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by individuals
for the benefit of others which Peter Clark and Timmian Massie have
displayed throughout their lives; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Peter Clark and Timmian Massie upon the occasion of their desig-
nation as recipients of the Good Neighbor Award on April 25, 2012; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Peter Clark and Timmian Massie.