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SENATE RESOLUTION 34

(By Senators Weld, Ferns, Stollings, Beach and Romano)

[Introduced March 9, 2017]

 

Memorializing the life of  Frank Cuomo, Jr., dedicated public servant.

Whereas, Frank Cuomo, Jr., was born on Thursday, September 12, 1940, in Follansbee, West Virginia, the son of the late Frank and Anna Cuomo; and

Whereas, Frank Cuomo, Jr., was a 1958 graduate of Follansbee High School where he was a member of the 1956 West Virginia state championship baseball team and the 1958 Weirton American Legion championship baseball team. In 1962, he graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering and belonged to the Alpha Pi Mu Honorary National Engineering Society. In 1966, Frank obtained a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the West Virginia University College of Law with top honors; and

Whereas, Following law school, Frank Cuomo, Jr., joined the law firm of Pinsky, Mahan, Barnes and Watson, where he soon became a full partner.  In 1979, Frank became a sole practitioner until his son, the Honorable West Virginia Circuit Court Judge Jason Cuomo, joined his practice in 1996. As a trial lawyer, Frank earned many victories, helping to establish several landmark decisions in the Supreme Court of the State of West Virginia including a worker’s right to present a claim for suicide as a compensable work injury, an indigent’s right to government-paid blood tests following an arrest for a suspected DUI and a case helping to solidify the defense of battered woman’s syndrome against a murder charge; and

Whereas, Frank Cuomo, Jr., was the first President of the Brooke County Young Democrats; the Vice President of the Brooke County Bar Association; a 50-year member of the West Virginia and Pennsylvania State Bar Associations; was licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and the northern and southern districts of the Federal Courts of West Virginia; a member of the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; a member of the Follansbee Chamber of Commerce; and a past Kiwanis Club member; and

Whereas, For 22 years, from 1967 until 1989, Frank Cuomo, Jr., served diligently and honorably as the attorney for the City of Follansbee, where he was instrumental in helping the city obtain an $8.75 million grant to establish Wheeling-Nisshin.  Additionally, Frank was also key in helping the city win a court battle that established the annexation of the sites encompassing Koppers Industries, the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel facilities and the Highland Hills residential area; and

Whereas, By his actions as the City Attorney, Frank Cuomo, Jr., was pivotal, along with Follansbee Mayor Adam Dalessio, City Manager Ray Stoaks and the City Council, in securing the financial future of Follansbee for many decades; and

Whereas, In 2006, Frank Cuomo, Jr., was named the Parade Marshal for the Follansbee Community Days and in 2016, Frank was honored by the Follansbee Chamber of Commerce as its Citizen of the Year; and

Whereas, In his private life, Frank Cuomo, Jr., was one of the original founders of the Follansbee Youth Basketball League in 1981, and enjoyed the years he spent as a Little League Baseball Coach in the Follansbee Youth Baseball League; and was a member of the Christian Assembly of Follansbee; and

Whereas, For the past 50 years, Frank Cuomo, Jr., has been married to his loving wife Sharon, with whom he shared the joy of having two children; their son Jason A. Cuomo and his wife, Dana; and their daughter Dana Merenda along with her husband Ross.  Frank and Sharon have also been blessed with four grandchildren, Caitlin Lee Cuomo, Evan Michael Cuomo, Melina Marie Merenda, and Silia Sarina Merenda; and

Whereas, Sadly, Frank Cuomo, Jr., passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at his home in Follansbee, West Virginia, under the care of his loving family, bringing an end to a productive life of dedicated public service; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate hereby memorializes the life of Frank Cuomo, Jr., dedicated public servant; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Senate extends its sincere condolences to the family of Frank Cuomo, Jr., at his passing; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the family of Frank Cuomo, Jr.

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