WHEREAS,
former Senator Thomas F. Connery, Jr., a devoted family man, received his
law degree from Rutgers University in 1939; and
WHEREAS, from 1941 to 1946, Senator Connery served honorably as an agent
and officer with the United States Naval Intelligence Service, later applying
for sea duty and participating in the Normandy Invasion, and serving as
a commanding officer at Okinawa at the end of World War II; and
WHEREAS, Senator Connery dedicated many years in public service to the
people of the State of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Senator Connery was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly
in 1958, and to the State Senate in 1960; and
WHEREAS, Senator Connery also served as a Delegate to the New Jersey
Constitutional Convention in 1966; and
WHEREAS, Senator Connery held several public offices, including serving
as Chairman and Commissioner of the New Jersey Racing Commission, member
of the Gloucester County Housing Authority, member of the New Jersey Law
Enforcement Council, member of the New Jersey Off-Track Betting Commission,
and Special and General Counsel for several governmental entities, including
the Delaware River Port Authority and the Port Authority Transit Corporation;
and
WHEREAS, it is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Senator Connery
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 Senator Connery;
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, January 22, 2004 in recognition and mourning of the passing
of Senator Connery.
- This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 21st day
of January in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand
and Four, and of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Twenty-Eighth.
/s/ James E. McGreevey
Governor
[seal]
Attest:
/s/ Michael R. DeCotiis
Chief Counsel to the Governor