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This resolution mourns the passing of Mary E. Rainey, a distinguished citizen from Peekskill, New York, who died on January 3, 2025, at the age of 80. The resolution highlights her significant contributions to her community, particularly through her 40-year career at the Westchester Community Action Program's Kiley Center, where she served as Director and worked tirelessly to support youth employment and community initiatives. Mary E. Rainey, who was born to John B. and Irene Smythe and married to Russel Rainey, was a dedicated social worker with an Associate Degree from Pace University, and was actively involved in her local Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, serving on various committees and ministries. The resolution emphasizes her commitment to empowering others, providing essential support for food, shelter, and stability, and living by her grandmother's mantra to "do all the good you can do." It acknowledges her legacy of compassion, her loving family, including four children and multiple grandchildren, and her numerous contributions to Westchester County, for which she received multiple awards and recognitions, including a garden named in her honor at the Kiley Center.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K232