LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary
Teachers and paying tribute to James McManus, who is retiring in June
2011 and will be honored at the organization's 29th Annual Awards and
50th Anniversary Dinner Dance on June 21, 2011

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge organizations and individuals of remarkable integ-
rity and character whose endeavors have enhanced the quality of educa-
tion in this great State; and
WHEREAS, The result of many individual efforts, the excellence and the
success of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District are due in
large part to the efforts of Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers
and its members, several of whom are retiring in 2011; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the Bell-
more-Merrick United Secondary Teachers organization and to pay tribute
to James McManus, a Special Education teacher at W. C. Mepham High
School, in recognition of his years of distinguished service to the
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and its students; and
WHEREAS, James McManus will be honored at the Bellmore-Merrick United
Secondary Teachers' 29th Annual Awards and 50th Anniversary Dinner
Dance, to be held at the Woodbury Country Club in Woodbury, New York, on
June 21, 2011; and
WHEREAS, James McManus has demonstrated an impressive dedication, an
unparalleled devotion and an unremitting enthusiasm for the quality of
the educational programs and opportunities offered by the district for
the benefit of its faculty and students, as well as for the entire
community; and
WHEREAS, In completing his service, James McManus leaves behind more
than bricks and mortar, he leaves behind a legacy to the residents of
the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District community and to
future generations of its students; and
WHEREAS, On Tuesday, June 21, 2011, James McManus' family, friends,
and colleagues will gather to honor him and to wish him well in his
retirement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers organization and
to pay tribute to James McManus for his significant contributions to
education in Bellmore-Merrick, Long Island, and New York State; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to James McManus.