RESOLUTION
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, AND COUNCILMEMBERS PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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RESOLUTION OF THE YONKERS CITY COUNCIL TO HONOR THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY'S REQUEST TO HONORARILY RENAME HALLEY STREET BETWEEN MILE SQUARE ROAD AND CRESCENT PLACE "PATRICK QUINN WAY"
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WHEREAS, Patrick Quinn was born on February 10, 1983, in Yonkers, New York, to Rosemary and Patrick Quinn Sr. and he was raised in Yonkers while living with his family on Halley Street between Mile Square Road and Crescent Place.
WHEREAS, Patrick Quinn was educated at St. John's School on Yonkers Avenue; and
WHEREAS, born and raised in Yonkers, Patrick Quinn graduated from Iona Prep School and Iona College; always very active and athletic, he played basketball in high school and rugby in college; and
WHEREAS, on March 8th, 2013, Patrick Quinn was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord; and
WHEREAS, to heighten awareness and raise money to eradicate the disease, Patrick Quinn, along with one of his friends, created the Ice Bucket Challenge, which, through social media went viral in the summer of 2014, and has received international attention from millions of people including movie stars, professional athletes, elected officials and even former United States Presidents; and
WHEREAS, as a result of Patrick Quinn's tireless efforts, the popularity of the challenge has spread to people from across the country and the world, successfully raising awareness as well as donations for this, thus far, incurable disease; the ALS Association has reported it received hundreds of millions of dollars in donations since Patrick Quinn's inception of the Ice Bucket Challenge; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the Ice Bucket Challenge, Patrick Quinn began his own ALS awareness ...
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