ALBANY – Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered flags on all state government buildings to be lowered on Thursday (tomorrow), July 9 from sunrise to sunset in honor of , when a tree fell on him while clearing a roadway in the Town of Rosendale.
“For more than three decades, Dave lived a life of extraordinary services to his country and his community,” said the governor.
He was a member of the New York Army National Guard and a firefighter with the Cottekill Fire Department.
“We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, fellow soldiers, and the Cottekill Fire Department as we honor his lasting legacy of selfless service.”
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Ulster Community College’s Senate Gymnasium at 491 Cottekill Road in Stone Bridge on Thursday, July 9 at 10 a.m. Inurnment will take place at a later date in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville.
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