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NY J02897

Resolution

Status

Passed

12/22/2022

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Kennedy

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Commends Mo Sumbundu and Tearah Massenburg as recipients of the New York State Senate Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the Senate.

  • Recognizes their heroic lifesaving actions on May 29, 2022, when they performed CPR and administered defibrillator shocks to a 61-year-old woman in cardiac arrest at a community event in Buffalo.

  • The Liberty Medal is awarded to individuals who have merited special commendation for exceptional, heroic, or humanitarian acts on behalf of fellow New Yorkers.

  • The victim, a female guest at the celebration, survived and recovered, moving out of intensive care at Buffalo General Medical Center to the cardiovascular unit.

  • Directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to Mo Sumbundu and Tearah Massenburg.

Legislative Description

Commending Mo Sumbundu and Tearah Massenburg upon the occasion of their designation as recipients of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State Senate

Last Action

ADOPTED

12/22/2022

Committee Referrals

Finance8/29/2022

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