LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 5th Annual Jack Lang Day to be
held on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Citi Field, Flushing, New York

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commemorate the 5th
Annual Jack Lang Day to be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Citi Field,
Flushing, New York, in memory of Hall of Fame sportswriter Jack Lang who
covered the New York Mets for 25 years; he died on January 25, 2007, at
the age of 85; and
WHEREAS, This auspicious baseball game, held to benefit the Epilepsy
Foundation of Long Island (EFLI), will generate support and awareness of
this disorder which affects Jack Lang's grandson, Casey, as well as over
40 million people worldwide; and
WHEREAS, This year, Jack Lang's good friend baseball legend Bud
Harrelson will be the recipient of the EFLI's 2012 Community Leadership
Award; and
WHEREAS, Following a playing, coaching and managing career that has
spanned over 40 years, Bud Harrelson continues his baseball career as
co-owner, Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations, and First Base
Coach of the Long Island Ducks; and
WHEREAS, A native of Niles, California, Bud Harrelson currently
resides in Hauppauge, New York, with his wife, Kim; together they are
the proud parents of Alexandra, Kassandra, and Troy Joseph; Bud also has
two older children, Tim and Kimberly, and five grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Prior to the beginning of the game, the Lang Family will open
with introductions of elected officials, baseball legends, along with
current New York Mets players and cast members from the Off-Broadway
show The Voca People; and
WHEREAS, The Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island is committed to
providing education, counseling and residential care to Long Island
residents with epilepsy and related conditions; this prominent organiza-
tion works to ensure that people with seizures are able to participate
in all life experiences; and
WHEREAS, Born on May 11, 1921, Brooklyn native Jack Lang served his
country as a member of the United States Army during World War II; and
WHEREAS, This memorable man began his impressive career as a sport-
swriter in 1946, with the Long Island Press, a Newshouse publication
based in Jamaica, Queens, covering the Brooklyn Dodgers until 1958; he
then covered the New York Yankees for four seasons after the Dodgers
moved to Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, Jack Lang was then hired by the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS to cover
the expansion Mets until his well-deserved retirement in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Often coupling his professional responsibilities with his
civic endeavors, Jack Lang served as Secretary-Treasurer of the New York
Chapter Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), and oversaw the
annual Baseball Writers Dinner from 1963 until 1996; and
WHEREAS, In his 33 year tenure, Jack Lang notified 44 players of their
election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame; in addition, he
conducted the elections of the BBWAA's annual awards which included Most
Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, and the Cy
Young Award; and
WHEREAS, Jack Lang Day helps the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island to
educate people with the facts of epilepsy, support research, and bring
the much needed awareness to this worthy cause; furthermore, through all
this, the Foundation strives to improve how people with this disorder
are perceived, accepted and valued in society; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 5th Annual Jack Lang Day to be held on Saturday, May 5,
2012, at Citi Field, Flushing, New York; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island, The Lang Family, and
Bud Harrelson.