LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Kathleen Duff upon the occasion of her
designation as recipient of the Carlyle Adams Ecumenical/Interfaith
Award by the Capital Area Council of Churches on October 11, 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, Kathleen Duff 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 Kathleen
Duff upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Carlyle
Adams Ecumenical/Interfaith Award by the Capital Area Council of Church-
es, to be celebrated at its Fall Banquet on Thursday, October 11, 2012,
at the Albany Country Club in Voorheesville, New York; and
WHEREAS, The Carlyle Adams Ecumenical/Interfaith Award is presented to
someone who has worked to bring the message of ecumenical or interfaith
unity and harmony to his or her congregation and the wider community
through activism and participation in programs and projects that exhibit
the inclusive spirit of the late Dr. Carlyle Adams; and
WHEREAS, As Co-chair of the Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Committee, Kath-
leen Duff has been a strong advocate and frequent participant in inter-
religious dialogue in the Capital Region; and
WHEREAS, Kathleen Duff is the great-granddaughter of a Russian Jew who
married an Irish Catholic girl from New Jersey shortly after he immi-
grated to the United States to escape religious persecution; and
WHEREAS, She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies
from Siena College and a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Studies from
St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry; and
WHEREAS, Kathleen Duff also worked for many years as a Registered
Nurse and Certified Childbirth Educator; and
WHEREAS, After teaching a theology course on morality at Notre Dame-
Bishop Gibbons School in Schenectady, Kathleen Duff was asked to become
the Campus Minister; she accepted, and is currently in her tenth year in
that position; and
WHEREAS, Kathleen Duff 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, Kathleen Duff is on the board of the Sidney and Beatrice
Albert Interfaith Lectureship at The College of Saint Rose and also
serves on the Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for
the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany; and
WHEREAS, Moreover, Kathleen Duff was involved with the Jewish-Catholic
Dialogue Committee for many years before serving as co-chair for the
last eight years; and
WHEREAS, Kathleen Duff has also been an Ecumenical Witness of Baptism
for the Capital Area Council of Churches since 2000; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of her community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Kathleen Duff has stood constant in
dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, With her throughout have been her husband, Tom, their chil-
dren, Michael, Patrick, and Maura, and their three grandchildren, all of
whom feel privileged 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 Kathleen Duff has displayed through-
out her life; 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
commend Kathleen Duff upon the occasion of her designation as recipient
of the Carlyle Adams Ecumenical/Interfaith Award by the Capital Area
Council of Churches on October 11, 2012; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Kathleen Duff.