LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Walter C. Maxwell upon the occasion of his designation for special honor by the Ulster Community College Foun- dation at its 2009 Gala Recognition Dinner

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and publicly acknowledge individuals of remarkable integrity and character who have inspired and brought pride to our majestic Empire State with their strong contributions to the community and model citizenship; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long- standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Walter C. Maxwell upon the occasion of his designation for special honor by the Ulster Community College Foundation at its 2009 Gala Recognition Dinner at the Hillside Manor in Kingston, New York; and WHEREAS, Born in 1940 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Walter C. Maxwell graduated from Ellenville High School in 1959, and spent the next four years in the United States Air Force; and WHEREAS, After leaving the United States Air Force in 1963, Walter C. Maxwell attended Marist College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business in 1967; and WHEREAS, Walter C. Maxwell then worked at the Hudson River Valley Commission, a New York State agency responsible for environmental plan- ning for the river, and IBM in Kingston, where he was a financial analyst; and WHEREAS, In 1973, Walter C. Maxwell left IBM to join the family broad- cast business, which included WGHQ and WBPM, with his stepfather, Harry Thayer; he sold the business in 1999; and WHEREAS, Walter C. Maxwell has been the President of Historic Hudson Valley Radio Inc., a wireless communications tower management company serving the Kingston, New York region, since 1975, and is also involved in operating a public radio company, Kingston Community Radio, to serve Ulster and Northern Dutchess Counties; and WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Walter C. Maxwell has compiled an impressive record of civic and charitable service; he is a former member of the Board of the United Way of Ulster County, the United Way of Tri-State and New York, a former adjunct in Communications at SUNY Ulster and Marist College, a former member of the Town of Ulster and Ulster County Planning Boards, past President of the Children's Home of Kingston and past Chairman of the New York State Broadcasters Associ- ation; and WHEREAS, In addition, Walter C. Maxwell is the President of the WGHQ Happy Christmas Fund, and a member of the Lions Club of Kingston, the Kingston Lions Club Foundation, the Ulster County Office for the Aging Advisory Council and American Legion Post 150 in Kingston; and WHEREAS, With Walter C. Maxwell throughout has been his wife, Jean, who feels privileged to be a part of his life and rejoices in his many achievements; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ- uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten- tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commend Walter C. Maxwell upon the occasion of his designation for special honor by the Ulster Community College Foundation at its 2009 Gala Recognition Dinner, and to wish him continued success in all of his future endeavors; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran- smitted to Walter C. Maxwell.