REMARKS
Council Member Mealy's Remembrances and Tributes
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Council Member Mealy shares condolences for the family of Paul Vallone, reflecting on Vallone's memorable smile and the shared service history. Mealy transitions to honor Howard Golden, acknowledging his mentorship, significant impact on their career, and contributions to Brooklyn and the council. The remarks conclude with a personal anecdote about receiving a tangible form of support from Golden that aided community efforts, tying this to the broader theme of serving and enhancing community safety. The tribute ends with congratulations to the Speaker and the council for legislative achievements, hinting at a collective success.
Speaker 1
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Council member, Milley?
Speaker 20
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Yes.
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I do wanna send my condolences to the Paul Malone family.
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And he served with me also, and that's one thing our public advocate said.
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He would do it, but he have a beautiful smile.
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And that's what I'm gonna take back always from him.
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And I wanna also one of my mentors, Howard Golden, an American lawyer, and a politician in the Democratic Party of Brooklyn.
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Who has served as the borough president of the 16th world president of Brooklyn and was the chair of the Democratic Party in Brooklyn.
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And I must say honorable Howard Goner always served, and he served under New York City Council just as well.
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So we have to honor him.
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And I wanna just let you know that was a mentor to me when I when he gave me a proclamation, right after he gave me the proclamation, I asked for funding.
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And that was the first fund that I got in the city.
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And that helped my basketball team, that helped my community garden.
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So I hope we continue being servants like that to give to make sure that we could keep our young people safe and off the streets.
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And my condolences to both of these families.
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And congratulations, speaker, and this body of passing this legislation.
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Thank you.