By Larry McShane
Well-regarded State Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, a devoted father and longtime public servant, died Saturday after battling an undisclosed illness. He was 45.
The Queens native was first elected to state office in 2011, representing a wide area in the center of his home borough — including his old neighborhood of Forest Hills.
He had previously served for 15 years as chief of staff for Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn, and worked for the city Housing Preservation and Development department prior to that job.
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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)
"Assembly member Michael Simanowitz worked every day to make life better for his constituents and I join them and all New Yorkers in mourning his sudden passing.
"We shared a love for our home borough of Queens and a belief in public service as a vehicle for positive change. As an Assembly member and prior to that a staffer, he was widely respected by his peers and his partners in government.
"Michael was also a man of faith and, first and foremost, a dedicated family man whose efforts were in the service of a better future for his children and everyone's children.
"I send my deepest condolences to his wife Jennifer, his four children and his other loved ones, friends and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time.
"Yehi Zichro Baruch, may his memory be a blessing."
Source: Press Office, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Well-regarded State Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, a devoted father and longtime public servant, died Saturday after battling an undisclosed illness. He was 45.
The Queens native was first elected to state office in 2011, representing a wide area in the center of his home borough — including his old neighborhood of Forest Hills.
He had previously served for 15 years as chief of staff for Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn, and worked for the city Housing Preservation and Development department prior to that job.
Click here for the full article.
Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)
Statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo
"Assembly member Michael Simanowitz worked every day to make life better for his constituents and I join them and all New Yorkers in mourning his sudden passing.
"We shared a love for our home borough of Queens and a belief in public service as a vehicle for positive change. As an Assembly member and prior to that a staffer, he was widely respected by his peers and his partners in government.
"Michael was also a man of faith and, first and foremost, a dedicated family man whose efforts were in the service of a better future for his children and everyone's children.
"I send my deepest condolences to his wife Jennifer, his four children and his other loved ones, friends and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time.
"Yehi Zichro Baruch, may his memory be a blessing."
Source: Press Office, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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