[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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     COLLEGE FACILITY TO BE NAMED FOR COMMUNITY PILLAR HY ROSENBLUM

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 17, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I think it would be appropriate for this 
body to add its voice to the chorus of tribute being prepared in honor 
of Hy Rosenblum of Rensselaer County in upstate New York.
  Hy Rosenblum was born in East Schodack in 1911. This one-time product 
of a one-room schoolhouse graduated from the St. Lawrence University 
School of Law in Brooklyn and began his legal practice in 1937.
  For over 50 years, Mr. Rosenblum became increasingly involved in 
community life. He was attorney for many years for the towns of East 
Greenbush and Schodack and the village of Castleton. In 1943, he 
created the Consideration Award, which he presents to local high school 
students judged by faculty members to have shown the highest regard for 
the personal and property rights of others.
  In 1946, he incorporated the Hudson Valley Broadcasting Corp., the 
forerunner of WROW radio and WROW-TV. For many years he served on the 
company's board of directors.
  In 1953, Gov. Thomas Dewey appointed Mr. Rosenblum to the original 
board of trustees for Hudson Valley Community College, a board he 
served for many years as secretary.
  Mr. Rosenblum has also chaired the Rensselaer County Park Committee, 
during which time he played a major role in developing what became the 
Grafton Lakes State Park.
  In addition, Mr. Rosenblum worked hard to secure additional state 
troopers for improved highway safety, to prevent the closing of the 
Fort Orange Paper Co. in 1973, saving hundreds of jobs, and the drive 
to close the Dunn Memorial Bridge during rush hour. He also served on 
the town of Schodack's advisory committee to develop a master plan for 
the Castleton Island State Park. And finally, he is a former assistant 
attorney general for the State of New York.
  Mr. Rosenblum is a member of the Rensselaer County and New York State 
Bar Associations, the Kiwanis Club and Schodack Businessmen's 
Association, and a former member of the civic affairs committee of 
greater Albany Chamber of Commerce and the board of directors of the 
Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home.
  In honor of his vital contributions to Hudson Valley Community 
Center, a former local monastery will be named the Hy Rosenblum 
Administration Center. The dedication will take place on Friday, 
September 9, 1994, and I hope to be there to pay my respects.
  Meanwhile, Mr. Speaker, I ask this House to join me so that we may 
forward our respects as a body to a great American and good friend, Hy 
Rosenblum, who has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of his 
neighbors.

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