 
Senate Resolution No. 358
 
BY: Senator JACOBS
 
        COMMEMORATING  the 50th Anniversary of the Buffalo
        Rocket
 
  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to pay tribute  to
those  illustrious  journalistic  entities  which  have  diligently  and
consistently, year after year, recorded the history of their communities
and brought local news and news of the larger world  to  their  readers;
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 the Buffalo Rocket; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Published  continuously  for  the  past  five decades, the
Buffalo Rocket is distributed on Thursdays to the residents of the North
Buffalo, West Side and Riverside neighborhoods; throughout its  history,
the  paper  has  reported  on  the  area's  booms  and busts, crimes and
creativity, births and deaths and so much more; and
 
  WHEREAS, Established in 1969, the Buffalo Rocket  is  a  product  of
Rocket  Communications,  Inc.  of  Buffalo,  and is printed by Gallagher
Printing, Inc. of Clarence; and
 
  WHEREAS, Today, under the luminous direction of Publisher, David  H.
Gallagher; Managing Editor, Dennis Gallagher; Production Director, Daryl
Gallagher;  Adverting  Specialist,  Barbara  Gilboy;  and Graphic Artist
Deanna Clohessy, the Buffalo Rocket continues to maintain a high quality
and relevant newspaper, and delivers a superior product to  all  of  its
readers,  as  well as serves as an expressive voice to the people of its
community by providing a platform for all members of the community; and
 
  WHEREAS, Our newspapers provide a  tremendous  service  to  citizens
across  the  State  of  New  York by keeping them informed about current
events; the democracy of our State  and  Nation  is  strengthened  by  a
responsible  citizenry  which  is  actively  engaged in reading and kept
abreast of news affecting their lives; and
 
  WHEREAS, As the Buffalo Rocket moves into  the  future,  it  carries
with  it  the  legacy  of  a  distinguished  journalistic history and an
outstanding record of growth and achievement; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  50th  Anniversary  of  the  Buffalo  Rocket; and be it
further
 
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to David H. Gallagher, Publisher, Buffalo Rocket.
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Buffalo Rocket

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