LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Place upon the
occasion of celebrating their 70th Wedding Anniversary

WHEREAS, Robert Place and Jeanne Stalker were united in marriage on
April 5, 1942, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Downsville, New York,
with Rev. Herman J. Smith officiating; and
WHEREAS, They are the proud parents of three daughters, Roberta
Church, Pamela Cole, and Paula DeLong, and have many beloved grandchil-
dren; and
WHEREAS, Robert Place graduated in 1939 from Downsville High School
and worked for a time in the experimental department at the former
Bendix Aircraft in Sidney before entering the Army Air Corps in 1943;
and
WHEREAS, He attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and
then went overseas, where he flew missions over Europe as a chief radio
operator during World War II; he was discharged in 1946; and
WHEREAS, Robert Place passed his state funeral director's examination
in 1946, after serving an apprenticeship under his father in Downsville
and attending Simmons School of Embalming and Mortuary Science, Syra-
cuse; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Place moved in 1946 to Carthage, where
Robert was employed at, and later became president of, Braman Manufac-
turing Company; and
WHEREAS, Jeanne Place graduated in 1940 from Downsville High School;
and
WHEREAS, Jeanne Place was vice president and treasurer of Braman Manu-
facturing Company until the business was sold to All-American Brush
Company of New Jersey in 1972; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Place are and always have been a tower of
strength, support, understanding and limitless love for their family;
and
WHEREAS, Their love, devotion, caring, sensitivity and responsiveness
to their family, friends and all who know them are their hallmark and
tradition; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Place have lived and continue to live
their lives with great dignity and genuine grace, always demonstrating a
deep and continuing concern for human values and ideals, and in so
doing, they have inspired others to do the same; and
WHEREAS, This meaningful occasion is the result of the love, hard work
and spirit that this couple has invested in their marriage; and
WHEREAS, These same values they have passed to their loved ones,
producing a family that is close-knit and supportive of its individual
members, public-minded in its relations to the community and committed
to the ideals of citizenship upon which this Nation was founded; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Place have touched the lives of their
family and many friends through the shining example of their marriage,
which is a testament to the devotion and admiration which they possess
for one another; and
WHEREAS, The longevity of this enduring marriage truly marks a mile-
stone in life's journey, an event of personal triumph and joy; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when an occa-
sion of such importance is brought to our attention, the same should be
memorialized by us for the edification and emulation of others; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Robert Place upon the occasion of celebrating
their 70th Wedding Anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Place.