LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Corkhill upon
the occasion of celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary

WHEREAS, Bobby Corkhill and Ginny (Reilly) Corkhill were united in
marriage on November 13, 1965, at Saint Catherine of Siena Church, Saint
Albans, New York; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Corkhill celebrated their Golden Wedding
Anniversary with a mass at Saint Aidan's Church, Williston Park, New
York, on Saturday, November 14, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Ginny Reilly met Bobby Corkhill in the first grade at Saint
Catherine of Siena School, Saint Albans, New York; eventually, they met
again during their high school years, and Bobby asked Ginny to go out on
a date on Friday the 13th; and
WHEREAS, Bobby Corkhill served his country as a member of the United
States Navy, and while on leave from Iceland, proposed to Ginny Reilly
on a plane; and
WHEREAS, The Corkhill family lived in Ridgewood, New York, and then
moved to Queens Village, New York, for seven years and finally settled
in Williston Park, New York, in October of 1977; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Corkhill are the proud parents of three
daughters, Kathy (Fred) Sangen, Amy Corkhill, and Kelly (Chris) Laulet-
ta, and the loving grandparents of five grandchildren, Nicole, Jacque-
lyn, Robert, Mark and Maggie; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Corkhill 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. Bobby Corkhill 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. Bobby Corkhill 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. Bobby Corkhill upon the occasion of celebrat-
ing their 50th Wedding Anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Corkhill.