WHEREAS, Assemblyman Ronald A. Dario, a devoted family man, dedicated
many years in public service to the people of the State of New Jersey;
and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman Dario was an educator who served the students and
residents of Hoboken and Union City as a teacher, principal and coach;
and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman Dario held public office as a member of the Union
City Commission, where he served as Recreation and Public Properties Commissioner;
and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman Dario was elected to the General Assembly in 1985
and was a respected member of that House; and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman Dario sponsored legislation authorizing the State
to take over failing school districts and legislation that prevented the
warehousing of empty apartments by landlords during a statewide wave of
condominium conversions that saw tenants forced out of homes; and
WHEREAS, it is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Assemblyman
Dario and extend our sincerest sympathy to his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and appropriate to honor the memory and the passing
of Assemblyman Dario;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. McGREEVEY, Governor of the State of New
Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
- The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State
of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments,
offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on
Thursday, July 8, 2004 in recognition and mourning of the passing
of Assemblyman Dario.
- This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 8th day
of July in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand
and Four, and of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Twenty-Ninth.
/s/ James E. McGreevey
Governor
[seal]
Attest:
/s/ Mark J. Fleming
Deputy Chief Counsel to the Governor