LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Daniel and Nancy Aronzon upon the
occasion of their designation for special recognition by the Community
Foundations of the Hudson Valley

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, Dr. Daniel and Nancy Aronzon 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 Dr. Daniel and
Nancy Aronzon upon the occasion of their designation for special recog-
nition by the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, to be cele-
brated at its Annual Garden Party on Sunday, September 30, 2012, at
Mount Community in Esopus, New York; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Daniel and Nancy Aronzon 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, Dr. Daniel Aronzon was president and CEO of Vassar Brothers
Medical Center in Poughkeepsie for seven years until his retirement in
2011; and
WHEREAS, Before that, he was senior vice president for medical affairs
at the medical center while serving concurrently as chief medical offi-
cer for Health Quest, the medical center's parent company; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Daniel Aronzon received his medical degree from New York
Medical College and served on the faculty of the New York University
School of Medicine after completing his residency in pediatric medicine
at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City; and
WHEREAS, In 1979, the Aronzons moved to Dutchess County where Dr.
Daniel Aronzon began a pediatric practice that became Children's Medical
Group, one of the largest practices for children in the Northeast; and
WHEREAS, Daniel Aronzon has been a long-standing member of the Pough-
keepsie Rotary Club, where he organized a childhood immunization program
that has received statewide recognition; and
WHEREAS, He has served on the boards of the Mid-Hudson chapter of the
March of Dimes, Rehabilitation Programs, Inc, the American Cancer Socie-
ty and the American Heart Association; he currently chairs Marist
College's Pre-Health Advisory Board and is a past chair of the United
Way of the Mid-Hudson Valley; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Aronzon has worked for the past 19 years at Marist
College, the last nine years as director of the Center for Advising; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Aronzon has served on the boards of Poughkeepsie Ballet
Theater and Dutchess Outreach, where she remains active on the agency's
fundraising committee; and
WHEREAS, As a volunteer for Healing the Children Northeast, Nancy
Aronzon traveled on three medical missions to Santa Marta, Colombia and
served on the organization's fundraising gala committee; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Aronzon volunteers weekly at Acts of Kindness in Pleas-
ant Valley; she plays tennis and the cello and sings with the New Paltz
Community/College Choir; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Daniel and Nancy Aronzon have three children, Denise,
Nicole and Stephanie, as well as one granddaughter, Sophie; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of their community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Dr. Daniel and Nancy Aronzon 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 Dr. Daniel and Nancy Aronzon have
displayed throughout their lives; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, 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
honor Dr. Daniel and Nancy Aronzon upon the occasion of their desig-
nation for special recognition by the Community Foundations of the
Hudson Valley; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Daniel and Nancy Aronzon.