THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY MAJOR, BOBACK, BEAR, BRADFORD, BROOKS, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DALEY, EVERETT, FLECK, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HACKETT, HAHN, HARHART, HESS, HICKERNELL, KILLION, KNOWLES, MACKENZIE, MAHONEY, MANN, MARSICO, MILLARD, MILLER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PEIFER, QUINN, ROCK, ROSS, SAYLOR, SONNEY, VEREB, WATERS, WATSON AND SCHMOTZER, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012  

A RESOLUTION

Honoring Mr. Andrew J. Sordoni III for his outstanding and

dedicated service to society, including his 40 years of

service as a member of the board of directors of the

Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.

WHEREAS, Mr. Andrew J. Sordoni III is a lifelong resident of

Luzerne County and has been active in business and civic and

political affairs in this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni has served as an officer of Sordoni

Construction Services for more than 30 years; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni has held executive responsibilities in

firms engaged in manufacturing, hotel management and real estate

development; and

WHEREAS, From 1979 to 1993, Mr. Sordoni was a leader of the

C-TEC Corporation, and during that time the corporation became

one of America's best known diversified telecommunications

companies; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni has also served as an independent

director of many businesses, including the Harsco Corporation

where he serves as director; and

WHEREAS, In 1994, Mr. Sordoni served as chairman of the

transition team for the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni served as a key leader in the formation

of a consortium of providers which became the NPW Medical

Center, a part of the Geisinger system, where he serves as a

trustee; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni is also a philanthropist who has

dedicated much of his time and resources to charitable causes;

and

WHEREAS, Since 1974, Mr. Sordoni has headed the Sordoni

Foundation, Inc., which is devoted to philanthropy in arts and

culture, education, health care, social services and nature and

the environment; and 

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni was elected to the board of directors of

the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry in 1972, has

served on virtually all of its standing committees and has

served as chairman of several of its ad hoc committees,

including Keep Pennsylvanians Working, the Long-range Planning

Committee and the Capital Campaign; and

WHEREAS, During his 40 years of service to the chamber, he

served as chairman from 1982 to 1984; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni will retire from the chamber at the end

of this year as the longest serving member in history; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni enjoys collecting art and specializes in

American art, particularly illustration and the world of comics

and adventure; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni also produces jazz recordings for his

own company, CHIAROSCURO Records; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni is married to Dr. Susan Sordoni and

together the couple have five children and one grandchild; and

WHEREAS, For his outstanding contributions to society, Mr.

Sordoni has been granted honorary doctoral degrees from Kings

College, Luzerne County Community College and Wilkes University;

and

WHEREAS, Mr. Sordoni has also received numerous awards,

including the Grand Prix du Disque de Jazz from France and the

Medal of the Westmoreland Museum of Art; and

WHEREAS, It is fitting to recognize the outstanding

contributions that Mr. Sordoni has made to society; therefore be

it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor Mr. Andrew

J. Sordoni III for his outstanding and dedicated service to

society, including his 40 years of service as a member of the

board of directors of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and

Industry.