Former state senator H. Douglas Barclay dies at age 88 Photo of H. Douglas Barclay, longtime state senator in northern New York, who died Sunday. (Source: funeral home) By Scott Atkinson | March 15, 2021 at 9:53 PM EDT - Updated March 15 at 9:54 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - One of the north country’s longest serving and most influential politicians has died. Former state senator H. Douglas Barclay died at his home in Pulaski Sunday.
Barclay represented northern New York in the state Senate from 1964 until his retirement in 1984. He was a leading Republican, at a time when Republicans not only dominated north country politics but were influential statewide as well.
“Our goal is to make every guest feel welcome and special and to provide them with an exceptional dining experience. We deeply regret that we did not provide this couple with an experience that meets our high hospitality standards. We hope they will give us another chance.”
Dorothy Moody and her husband were dining at a location in Orlando, Florida when they noticed they were seated in the back of the restaurant with other people of color. The couple also couldn’t help but notice all the diners in the front of the restaurant were white.
“It was clear that it was a separate section,” said Moody, who was at the restaurant to celebrate her husband’s birthday.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A New Jersey couple has come forward after a dining experience at Maggiano’s Little Italy at the Pointe Orlando location. Dorothy Moody and her husband Colin O’Hanlon have accused the restaurant of practicing segregated seating.
On Sunday, the couple made a reservation at the restaurant as part of O’Hanlon’s birthday celebration.
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“We see the host in the front, and we give him the name and he said, ‘OK we are ready for you to be seated’ and he starts jotting things down,” Moody said.