LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Mr. and Mrs. George Towsley upon
the occasion of celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary

WHEREAS, George Towsley and Mary Alice Stumpf were united in marriage on
September 12, 1953, at St. Patrick's Church in Watertown, New York, with
Reverend Eugene A. Kelly officiating; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate Mr. and
Mrs. George Towsley upon the occasion of celebrating their 60th Anniver-
sary; they commemorated this joyous event on September 8, 2013, at the
Clipper Inn in Clayton, New York; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Towsley are the proud parents of four children,
and the adoring grandparents of five grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, George Towsley graduated from the University of Detroit in
1948, and served as a master sergeant in the United States Army where he
was the Chief Finance Clerk at General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters;
and
WHEREAS, George Towsley later worked for New York Air Brake before
establishing his own CPA firm, later merging his firm with Dragon,
Benware and Co.; and
WHEREAS, Mary Alice Towsley graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy in
Watertown, New York, and was employed by New York Air Brake for 16
years; she also served as secretary in her husband's CPA firm for ten
years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. George Towsley are and always have been a tower
of strength, support, understanding and limitless love for their family;
and
WHEREAS, Their love, devotion, caring, sensitivity and responsiveness
to their family, friends and all who know them are their hallmark and
tradition; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. George Towsley have lived and continue to live
their lives with great dignity and genuine grace, always demonstrating a
deep and continuing concern for human values and ideals, and in so
doing, they have inspired others to do the same; and
WHEREAS, This meaningful occasion is the result of the love, hard work
and spirit that this couple has invested in their marriage; and
WHEREAS, They have passed these same values to their loved ones,
producing a family that is close-knit and supportive of its individual
members, public-minded in its relations to the community and committed
to the ideals of citizenship upon which this Nation was founded; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. George Towsley have touched the lives of their
family and many friends through the shining example of their marriage,
which is a testament to the devotion and admiration which they possess
for one another; and
WHEREAS, The longevity of this enduring marriage truly marks a mile-
stone in life's journey, an event of personal triumph and joy; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when an occa-
sion of such importance is brought to our attention, the same should be
memorialized by us for the edification and emulation of others; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Mr. and Mrs. George Towsley upon the occasion of celebrat-
ing their 60th Wedding Anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Mr. and Mrs. George Towsley.