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NY J01293
Resolution
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shelley Mayer
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AI Summary
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Armando Gramajo and his daughter Shayla Gramajo are designated as recipients of the New York State Senate Liberty Medal for heroic actions on May 5, 2024
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Armando Gramajo, a bus driver and handyman with Guatemalan Army experience, intervened when he witnessed a woman being attacked with a knife by her husband in White Plains, New York, commanding the attacker to stop
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Shayla Gramajo, a physician's assistant and Marist University graduate, provided emergency medical care by applying pressure to the victim's wounds until emergency services arrived
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The Liberty Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the New York State Senate, awarded for exceptional, heroic, or humanitarian acts on behalf of fellow New Yorkers
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The resolution recognizes that their combined actions saved the victim's life
Legislative Description
Commending Armando Gramajo and Shayla Gramajo upon the occasion of their designation as recipients of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon individuals by the New York State Senate
Last Action
ADOPTED
1/13/2026