LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the dedication of the Samuel Quent-
zel Memorial by the Van Buren Street 100 Strong Block Association on May
16, 2012

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organiza-
tions and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the
community and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the Samuel Quentzel Memorial by the Van Buren Street 100 Strong
Block Association, to be celebrated at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 16,
2012, at Henry Quentzel Plumbing Supply Co., Inc. in Brooklyn, New York;
and
WHEREAS, In the mid-1950s Samuel Quentzel joined his father, Henry
Quentzel at the Henry Quentzel Plumbing Supply Co., Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Working with his father, Samuel Quentzel, a licensed profes-
sional engineer, helped his father to expand the business by broadening
its scope and specialty products in the plumbing industry; and
WHEREAS, Sadly, on September 4, 1986, Samuel Quentzel, a husband and
father of three, lost his life in the driveway of his Woodmere home in
what authorities believed to be a botched robbery attempt; and
WHEREAS, The case remained a cold case up until May of 2007, when Ann
Quentzel and her son, Andrew, contacted the District Attorney's office
in the hopes of renewing the investigation into Samuel's murder; and
WHEREAS, Through DNA technology and the combined commitment of the
District Attorney's Office and the Police Department, 24 years later,
the assailants were identified and brought to justice; and
WHEREAS, Today, Andrew Quentzel and his family continue to keep Samuel
Quentzel's legacy alive; and
WHEREAS, Henry Quentzel Plumbing Supply Co., Inc. has operated in the
Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood for most of its sixty years and has
supported the Van Buren Street 100 Strong Block Association since its
conception; and
WHEREAS, As part of the Van Buren Street 100 Strong Block Associ-
ation's greenery and beautification project, the Samuel Quentzel Memori-
al was included to show its appreciation and support to this remarkable
family; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the dedication of the Samuel Quentzel Memorial by the Van
Buren Street 100 Strong Block Association on May 16, 2012; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Van Buren Street 100 Strong Block Association and Henry
Quentzel Plumbing Supply Co., Inc.