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Governor Kathy Hochul thas signed the "Sergeant Gary Beikirch Memorial Act," legislation which expands eligibility for special license plates issued to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients to include their spouses. Legislation (A.3305-B/ S.5521-A) will allow spouses of recipients to apply for distinctive license plates and transfer the license plates of deceased recipients to surviving spouses. The law will ensure that spouses of those who have received Congressional Medals of Honor can commemorate the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women they married.

I wrote a column the day he died, an obituary for his family, a eulogy, and a column about the funeral. They are bundled together here, in that order, for convenience.

A man beloved by countless thousands, he truly lived in service to God, family and country.