LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Milton Arthur Lain
3rd upon the occasion of celebrating their 65th Wedding Anniversary

WHEREAS, Milton Arthur Lain 3rd and Phyllis Lain will celebrate their
65th Wedding Anniversary on March 28, 2013; and
WHEREAS, The loving couple met at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in
Manhattan, New York, where Phyllis Lain was a charge nurse; and
WHEREAS, Milton Arthur Lain 3rd, also known as Art, was a sixth-gener-
ation dairy farmer; both now retired, Art and Phyllis Lain were the
owner/operators of Kezialain Farm in Orange County, one of the oldest
farms in the United States being worked by the same family; the 170 acre
farm is currently operated by the seventh generation of the Lain family;
and
WHEREAS, Art and Phyllis Lain are the proud parents of four sons and
two daughters; and
WHEREAS, Art and Phyllis Lain 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, Art and Phyllis Lain 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 this couple has invested in their marriage; and
WHEREAS, These same values they have passed 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, Art and Phyllis Lain 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. Milton Arthur Lain 3rd upon the occasion of
their 65th Wedding Anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Arthur Lain 3rd.