Senate Resolution No. 5451

BY: Senator RITCHIE

CONGRATULATING Mr. and Mrs. James Keohane upon the
occasion of celebrating their 60th Wedding
Anniversary

WHEREAS, James A. Keohane and Helen Bandych were united in marriage
on April 26, 1958, in St. Peter's Catholic Church in Lowville, New York;
the couple celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary with a family
dinner at Cavallario's Cucino in Watertown, New York; and

WHEREAS, They are the proud parents of five children, Ronald, Peter,
John, Timothy and Mary, and the loving grandparents of 13 grandchildren;
and

WHEREAS, James A. Keohane served in the Army in Korea as a military
policeman from 1953 to 1955; and

WHEREAS, He was a New York State Trooper for 21 years and also
worked for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation for 12 years; in
retirement, he enjoys gardening, hunting, trout fishing and reading; and

WHEREAS, Helen Keohane graduated from Central City Business
Institute in Syracuse and worked as a medical secretary at the College
of Medicine in Syracuse, a homemaker, and for 12 years, as a bookkeeper
at Holy Family Church; and

WHEREAS, She is an avid tennis player and started a girls tennis
team at Immaculate Heart Central School where she coached for many
years; she also enjoys visiting the sick, playing duplicate bridge, oil
painting, golf, and reading; and

WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. James Keohane are both active in their parish
at Holy Family Church; and

WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. James Keohane 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. James Keohane 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. James Keohane 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
milestone in life's journey, an event of personal triumph and joy; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when an
occasion 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. James Keohane upon the occasion of celebrating
their 60th Wedding Anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Mr. and Mrs. James Keohane.