Senate Resolution No. 1220

BY: Senator BRESLIN

HONORING Dr. Howard Snyder upon the occasion of
his designation as recipient of the 2019 Community
Champion Award by the Trinity Alliance of the
Capital Region on April 17, 2019

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay tribute to those individuals within the medical field who
distinguish themselves through professional excellence and who have made
significant contributions to the quality of life of citizens in the
State of New York; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dr. Howard
Snyder upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2019
Community Champion Award by the Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region,
celebrated at its Annual Gala, "Time, Tradition, Trinity," on Wednesday,
April 17, 2019, at the New York State Museum, Albany, New York; and

WHEREAS, Founded in 1912 by Episcopalian Pastor Reverend Creighton
Storey, Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region strives to provide
services to the community which will support and promote healthy
families, adults and children; this vital agency is dedicated to
improving the neighborhood as a setting for family life, contributing to
health and well-being, and promoting education and employment as a means
of self-development; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Howard Snyder is receiving this prestigious award for
his steadfast and unremitting commitment to his profession and
community; through his due diligence, he has truly made the Capital
Region a better place for its residents to live, work and play; and

WHEREAS, As head of the Emergency Department at Albany Medical
Center, Dr. Howard Snyder has led the physicians, nurses, security,
pastoral care and social work teams in collaborating with Trinity
Alliance to meet the emergent needs of victims of shootings, and their
loved ones through the SNUG (guns spelled backwards) Program; and

WHEREAS, Through Dr. Howard Snyder's tireless efforts and
partnership with this vital program, Trinity Alliance's first responder
Outreach Workers carry Albany Medical Center badges and are permitted
into the Emergency Department once the victim is cleared in order to
help steer the victim away from one lifestyle into a more productive
one; and

WHEREAS, The SNUG Program is run out of New York's Department of
Criminal Justice Services and is implemented in nine cities: Albany,
Buffalo, Mt. Vernon, Nassau County, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse,
Troy and Yonkers; born out of the tragic shootings in Buffalo, Harlem,
Queens, Westchester and other areas in New York, Operation SNUG became
the second statewide implementation of the Cure Violence model; and

WHEREAS, As a leader in his profession, Dr. Howard Snyder has proven
himself to be a great asset to medicine and to the health and welfare of
the citizens of the State of New York; now, therefore, be it


RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dr. Howard Snyder upon the occasion of his designation as
recipient of the 2019 Community Champion Award by the Trinity Alliance
of the Capital Region on April 17, 2019; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Dr. Howard Snyder.