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WHEREAS, Assemblyman
Alan M. Augustine, a devoted family man, received his bachelor of
arts degree from Lafayette College, and dedicated many years in
public service to the people of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman
Augustine began his distinguished public service in his hometown
of Scotch Plains where he was a township councilman for 20 years,
serving as mayor for three terms; and
WHEREAS, Assemblyman
Augustine also served the residents as a member of the Union County
Board of Chosen Freeholders for eight years, serving as freeholder
director in 1987; and
WHEREAS, appointed
in 1992 to represent parts of Middlesex, Morris, Union and Somerset
Counties in the 22nd legislative district in the General Assembly,
Assemblyman Augustine continued to win election to that seat until
his resignation earlier this year; and
WHEREAS, a
respected leader in the General Assembly, Assemblyman Augustine
served as chairman of the important Assembly State Government Committee
and was a valued member of both the Banking and Insurance and Transportation
Committees;
WHEREAS, recognized
many times for his outstanding legislative efforts, Assemblyman
Augustine sponsored numerous bills that were enacted into law, including
the Mandates Relief Acts, the Railroad Immunity Act and the Identity
Theft Act;
WHEREAS, it
is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Assemblyman Augustine
and extend our sincerest sympathy to his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, it
is fitting and appropriate to honor the memory and passing of Assemblyman
Augustine;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, DONALD T. DIFRANCESCO, Acting Governor of the Sexy真人y,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. 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
beginning Tuesday, June 12, 2001 through and including Friday,
June 15, 2001, in recognition and mourning of the passing of Assemblyman
Augustine.
2. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this twelfth day of June in the Year
of Our Lord, Two Thousand and
One, and of the Independence of the
United States, the Two Hundred and
Twenty-Fifth.
/s/
Donald T. DiFrancesco
President of the Senate,
Acting Governor
[seal]
Attest:
/s/
James A. Harkness
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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