GERRY COHEN’SRETIREMENT CELEBRATION

HONORING 36 YEARS OF SERVICE

NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE BUILDING

3RD FLOOR ROTUNDA

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014 @ 2:00PM

BREAKING NEWSA NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY ICON RETIRES…

THE INVITES WENT OUT…

Plea se joi n the Bi l l Dra fti n g Di vi si on a n d the

Legi sla ti ve Servi ces Offi ce

i n hon or i n g

Gerry F. Cohen

For h i s 36 yea rs of servi ce to the Nor th Ca rol i n a Gen era l Assembly a n d the

Sta te of Nor th Ca rol i n a

Recepti on Tuesda y, J u ly 22, 2014

2:00 – 3:30 pm Thi rd Floor Legi sla ti ve Bu i ld i ng

“…AND YOU WERE THERE…”

HONOREE GERRY & WIFE, PAM COHEN

A SPREAD FIT FOR A KING…

GUESTS BEGIN TO ARRIVE

DO YOU REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN GERRY…?

OLD FRIENDS REUNITE

LET’S SEE…WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT GERRY?

BILL DRAFTING STAFF REFLECTS

CHEW & CHAT TIME

GUESTS AS THEY MINGLE

MISTRESS OF CEREMONY~ BEVERLY ADAMS ~

GERRY SOAKS IT ALL IN

BD DIRECTOR KORY GOLDSMITH RECOUNTS GERRY’S CAREER

THEY CAME FROM NEAR & FAR…

MEMBERS, STAFF & FRIENDS…

…TO CELEBRATE WITH GERRY

RESEARCH DIRECTOR, WALKER REAGANSPEAKS ON GERRY AND THE NCSL

Gerry has been nominated to receive the 2014

National Conference Of Legislatures’ (NCSL)

Legislative Staff Achievement Award

FORMER REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD HOLMES

Member of the 1971

GA Personnel Committee which Hired Gerry as Director of Bill Drafting

BILL DRAFTING STAFF ATTORNEY

RYAN BLACKLEDGE ROASTS GERRY

RYAN STATED THAT GERRY HAS ‘LEFT HIS MARK’ ON THE

GA

BD AT TORNEY PHYLLIS PICKET T CONGRATULATES GERRY

KORY GOLDSMITH PRESENTS GIFT FROM BD STAFF AND OTHERS

SENATE PRO-TEMPOREPHIL BERGER SPEAKS

PRESENTATION OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF

RETIREMENT

GERRY’S CERTIFICATE OF RETIREMENT

STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR ART POPEPRESENTS

THE ORDER OF THE LONG LEAF PINE

GERRY’S VERY OWN THE ORDER OF THE LONG LEAF PINE

GERRY ADDRESSES LEADERSHIP

GERRY HAS HIS LAST SAY

PAM CONGRATULATES GERRY

RETIREMENT… HERE WE COME!!!

GERRY CHATS WITHWELL WISHERS

GERRY’S DAY IN REVIEW

WE WISH YOU WELL, GERRY!!!

Gerry poses with the Retirement Celebration

Committee

Kory Goldsmith

Sylvia Watlington-Green

Beverly Adams

Veronica Scott

(Not pictured Beth Smith)

THE NCGA IS ALL THE BETTER BECAUSE…

“AND THAT’S THE WAY IT WAS… TUESDAY, JULY 22 , 2014”

Photos of Walter Cronkite Event Photography & Presentation byCourtesy of Bing Images Veronica Scott, Bill Drafting Division