LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 4th Annual Jack Lang Day to be
held on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Citi Field, Flushing, New York

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commemorate the 4th
Annual Jack Lang Day to be held on Saturday, April 23, 2011, 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, will raise both funds and awareness of this
disorder which affects Jack Lang's grandson as well as over 40 million
people worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Prior to the beginning of the game, the Lang Family will open
with introductions of elected officials, baseball legends of the caliber
of Bud Harrelson, along with current New York Mets players and cast
members from the Off- Broadway show Avenue Q; 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, raise funds for 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 4th Annual Jack Lang Day to be held on Saturday, April
23, 2011, 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, and The Lang Family.