REMARKS
Remembrance of Carlos Carrillo, long-time council staff member
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Speaker Adrienne E. Adams begins the meeting with a heartfelt tribute to Carlos Carrillo, a beloved council staff member who served for 25 years. She highlights his dedication to community engagement, mentorship, and passion for public service.
- Carlos was described as the heart of the Community Engagement Division
- He was known for his warmth, smile, and dedication to making New York City better
- A Puerto Rican heritage celebration will be held in his honor on November 18th
Adrienne E. Adams
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Thank you so much, Meta majority leader, and good afternoon, everyone.
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Before we begin, I want to start with a special remembrance of a beloved member of our council family and this city, Carlos Carrillo.
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Carlos served the city of New York as council staff for 25 years.
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He worked for every speaker in the city's history and was the heart of our community engagement division, most recently as co director of the Community Outreach unit.
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Carlos' passion for community shown through in everything he did.
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He mentored countless public servants and taught people to care for this city, its diverse communities, and people in the way he knew best.
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Whether he was promoting IDNY see or volunteering to provide New York City's annual estimate of unhoused New Yorkers.
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Carlos sought to make sure everyone was counted because for Carlos, everyone did.
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When New Yorkers traveled to Carlos' beloved Puerto Rico for Somos, he sees the opportunity to help organize the council's volunteer cleanup efforts because he was so proud of his roots and his birthplace.
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Carlos lived by the code that we should strive to leave a place better than we founded, and he always did.
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He was known to soften a tough day and brighten the good ones with a reminder of our purpose, not just our role, but of our duty to New Yorkers.
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His work made it possible for our neighbors to live a good life in our great city.
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Carlos sparked a light in each of us and made a smile.
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In his memory, We carry his enduring light forward.
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And for my own personal note, as I noted at his memorial, Carlos was that go to guy where you looked in a room and said, there you are again.
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And when you said that, there was his smile.
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There was his warmth and there was his love.
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There was his passion and his heart for the work that he did for this council for over 25 years and the work that he did for the people.
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Of the city of New York.
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We will always remember him with love and with light.
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Our hearts are with his siblings, Willie and Marilyn, Lilly, Bruni, and Ada.
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And on November 18th, we will be holding the council's Puerto Rican heritage celebration in the chambers right here in Carlos's honor.
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The celebration will be cohosted by council member Alexa Avila's who was a dear dear friend to Carlos, and I invite everyone to attend.
