Bill > J00898

This resolution honors Walter Merrick, a deceased artist and art teacher from the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School District, who will be posthumously inducted into the Rome Arts Hall of Fame on May 4, 2025. The resolution highlights Merrick's significant contributions to arts education and his personal artistic achievements, including serving as the art department chair, directing high school musical sets, creating a solo exhibit of oil paintings at the Rome Art and Community Center in 2014, and demonstrating proficiency in various artistic mediums such as portraiture, silk screening, and colored pencil work. The legislative body recognizes Merrick's dedication to arts education and his role in strengthening the cultural fabric of New York, and formally resolves to honor his legacy by pausing in its deliberations to acknowledge his accomplishments and transmitting a copy of the resolution to his family. The resolution is part of a broader recognition of individuals who contribute to promoting the diversity and richness of performing, visual, and literary arts in their communities.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/J898