Allegheny County Council - File #: 4072-08

• File #: 4072-08
• Version: 1
• Name: A Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, naming and designating the Boyce Park Archery Range in honor of the late 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/3/2008
• In control: County Council
• Final action: 6/3/2008
• Title: A Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, naming and designating the Boyce Park Archery Range in honor of the late 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello
• Sponsors: Chief Executive, Jim Burn, Joan Cleary, John DeFazio, Matt Drozd, Jim Ellenbogen, Michael Finnerty, Rich Fitzgerald, Nick Futules, Vince Gastgeb, Amanda Green Hawkins, Bob Macey, Chuck Martoni, Chuck McCullough, Jan Rea, William Robinson

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/6/2008	1	Chief Executive	Signed by Chief Executive
6/3/2008	1	County Council	Passed for Chief Executive Signature	Pass

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A Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, naming and designating the Boyce Park Archery Range in honor of the late 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello

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                     Whereas, the late 1^st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello grew up in Verona, and was a member of Boy Scout Troop 139; and

                     Whereas, the 1^st Lt. Santoriello's Eagle Scout project was to refurbish the Boyce Park Archery Range; and

                      Whereas, upon graduating from Penn Hills High School, 1^st Lt. Santoriello was awarded an ROTC scholarship to Dickinson College, where he majored in Political Science; and

                     Whereas, after graduating from Dickinson, 1^st Lt. Santoriello was commissioned in the Army in June 2002; and

                     Whereas, in August 2003, 1^st Lt. Santoriello left for Iraq to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom as an armored officer and tank commander in the Army's 1^st Infantry Division and Platoon Leader for Company A; and

                     Whereas, on August 13, 2004, two weeks from his return date, 1^st Lt. Santoriello was killed near Fallujah when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle; and

                     Whereas, 1^st Lt. Santoriello left behind a father (Neil, Sr.), mother (Diane), a sister (Amy) and a wife (Lisa); and

                     Whereas, the County Executive and County Council believe that an appropriate and fitting way to honor the work and legacy of the late 1^st Lt. Neil Santoriello would be to name the Boyce Park Archery Range in his memory.

The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows:

Section 1.                     Incorporation of Preamble.

                                          The provisions set forth in the preamble to this Resolution are incorporated by reference in their entity herein.

Section 2.                     Naming of the Boyce Park Archery Range.

                                          The Boyce Park Archery Range is hereby designated and named as “1^st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello Memorial Archery Range.”

Section 3.                     Authorization to Act to Execute Purposes of this Resolution.

                                          The appropriate officers and officials of the County are hereby authorized to take any and all actions necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Resolution.

Section 4.                     Severability.                     If any provision of this Resolution shall be determined to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the remaining provisions of this Resolution which shall be in full force and effect.

Section 5.                     Repealer.  Any resolution or ordinance or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.

Summary

                     The attached Resolution honors the work and legacy of the late 1^st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello by naming the Boyce Park Archery Range as the “1^st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello Memorial Archery Range”.