WHEREAS, former Senator and Assemblyman Thomas P. Foy, a devoted family
man, graduated from Duke University and from Rutgers Law School-Camden
and thereafter dedicated many years in public service to the people of
the State of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Senator Foy held several important public offices in the State
of New Jersey, including serving as a member of the Burlington Township
Council; and
WHEREAS, Senator Foy was elected to the General Assembly in 1984, where
he served until 1990, when he was appointed to the State Senate, where
he served until January 1992; and
WHEREAS, Senator Foy also served as General Counsel for the State AFL-CIO
and as Chairman of the State Democratic Leadership Council, and was active
in numerous charities; and
WHEREAS, it is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Senator Foy
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 Foy;
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
Wednesday, September 8, 2004 in recognition and mourning of the passing
of Senator Foy.
- This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 7th day
of September 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