 
Senate Resolution No. 5662
 
BY: Senator BRESLIN
 
        COMMEMORATING  the 50th Anniversary of Rolf's Pork
        Store
 
  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  the
achievements  of  those  individuals  and businesses which substantially
contribute to the economic vitality of their communities and the  entire
Empire State; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Rolf's Pork Store; and
 
  WHEREAS,  This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Rolf's Pork Store,
a meat market  on  Lexington  Avenue  in  Albany,  New  York,  which  is
currently owned and operated by Edgar and Glen Eggelhoefer; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Purchased by Edgar and Glen's father, Rolf Eggelhoefer, in
1968, the shop's distinguished  history  spans  longer  than  just  five
decades;  two other families owned and operated the establishment on the
same block under different names for a combined 100 years, making it the
oldest existing meat market in upstate New York; and
 
  WHEREAS, For many of its loyal customers, Rolf's Pork Store offers a
taste of home and a glimpse of a bygone era; a place where they can find
tangy German potato salad, wurst of every variety, and  a  type  of  ham
native to the Black Forest Region called Schwarzwalder Schinken; and
 
  WHEREAS, Furthermore, the shelves are lined with spaetzle and German
chocolate  and  the magazines and newspapers are German; red, yellow and
black t-shirts and flags hang from the ceiling, and customers  can  talk
to the butcher face-to-face to discuss the cut of meat they desire; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Edgar  and  Glen  Eggelhoefer learned everything they know
from watching and working alongside their  father,  who  sold  them  the
store in 1987; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Trained as a professional meat-cutting meister in Germany,
Rolf Eggelhoefer and his wife, Waltraud, moved to the United  States  in
1958;  the  couple  landed  first  in  New York City, where he worked at
Forest Park Store in Queens for a decade, before moving  to  Albany  and
purchasing the market which would become Rolf's Pork Store; and
 
  WHEREAS, Upon arriving in the Capital Region, Lexington Avenue was a
busy  thoroughfare  lined  with restaurants, bars, hair salons, a bakery
shop, groceries, and other  businesses;  the  surrounding  neighborhoods
were  predominately German and Polish, and foot traffic dominated Rolf's
business; and
 
  WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of Edgar  and  Glen  Eggelhoefer,
Rolf's  Pork  Store  makes  between  2,000  and 3,000 hot dogs each day;
during the week leading up to  Memorial  Day,  the  business  sells  700
pounds  of  hot  dogs, 400 pounds of sausages and 800 hamburger patties;
and
 
 
  WHEREAS, Additionally, Rolf's Pork Store makes more than 60 products
in-house,  including  hundreds  of  pounds of bacon and ham in different
stages of curing, as well as cold cuts; and
 
  WHEREAS, It is  with  great  pleasure  that  this  Legislative  Body
acknowledges  this  exceptional  business  and  its contributions to the
local and State economies, fully confident  that  it  will  continue  to
enjoy  the  sparkling  successes  it  has  experienced  thus  far;  now,
therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Rolf's Pork Store; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Edgar and Glen Eggelhoefer, Rolf's  Pork  Store,  Albany,
New York.
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Rolf's Pork Store

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