WHEREAS, John J. Fay, Jr. served honorably and with distinction during
World War II onboard the U.S.S. Thorn, the U.S.S. Snap and with the U.S.
Navy Underwater Demolition Team; and
WHEREAS, after his Naval Service, Jack Fay returned to civilian life
to pursue a lifetime of distinguished public service in New Jersey;
WHEREAS, for more than two decades, Jack Fay inspired high school students
by teaching and instilling in them an appreciation for history, economics
and public service; and
WHEREAS, through his career, Jack has been a teacher and mentor to numerous
young leaders of our State; and
WHEREAS, in every elected office he has held - as a Councilman in Woodbridge,
as a Middlesex County Freeholder, as a member of the State Assembly and
as a State Senator - Jack Fay has been a clarion voice rallying support
and protection for people in need; and
WHEREAS, Jack Fay has provided visionary leadership as the Executive
Director of the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research and as a volunteer
for the Center of Hope and Emmaus House; and
WHEREAS, for over four decades, Jack Fay's articulate advocacy for the
rights of the elderly and veterans has been legendary; and
WHEREAS, in the 1970's and 1980's, Jack's leadership as Vice Chair of
the Health and Institutions Committee helped to organize the first hearings
at the State's psychiatric institutions; and
WHEREAS, Jack Fay was instrumental in securing the passage of legislation
to protect the frail elderly in nursing homes, residential health care
facilities, and boarding homes, and as a State Senator, was a leader in
the movement for New Jersey to adopt the Bill of Rights for nursing home
residents that gave residents a legal right of action for violation of
any of their enumerated rights; and
WHEREAS, Jack Fay drafted and sponsored the legislation that created
the Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly - the strongest
Ombudsman legislation in the nation; and
WHEREAS, in 1978, Governor Brendan T. Byrne appointed Jack Fay as the
first Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly, where he served with
extraordinary effectiveness to ensure the adequacy of care and the quality
of life for our institutionalized elderly until 1985; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, the Community Health Law Project, a Statewide legal
aid society dedicated to people with disabilities, presented Jack the
Ann Klein Advocate Award for his many years of service fighting for the
rights of nursing home residents; and
WHEREAS, Jack Fay's lifetime of selfless and distinguished service to
New Jersey citizens warrants permanent recognition and appreciation; and
WHEREAS, the East Hall at Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital
in Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, is a stand-alone building housing a
100-bed unit serving geriatric/psychiatric residents, the very citizens
Jack Fay worked so hard to protect and support;
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 East Hall at Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Hospital is hereby renamed
the "Senator John J. Fay, Jr. Hall."
- This Order shall take effect immediately.
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GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 18th day of October
in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three, and
of the Independence of the United States, the Two Hundred
and Twenty-Eighth.
/s/ James E. McGreevey
Governor
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Attest:
/s/ Michael R. DeCotiis
Chief Counsel to the Governor