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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF BRUCE LANG

     Introduced By: Representatives Valencia, Martin, Dickinson, Fox, and Williams

     Date Introduced: March 29, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Bruce

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Lang, a well-respected and astute businessman and the founder of Operation Clean Government;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Lang attended the University of Rhode Island, where he joined the

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ROTC program.  He subsequently served in the United States Army and was one of the last

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Americans to leave Cuba in 1958.  He returned to the states and continued his education, earning

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an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1961; and

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     WHEREAS, Entering a training program at CBS News opened myriad doors and

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opportunities for Mr. Lang.  He not only accrued invaluable knowledge of the industry, but also

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collected enviable lifelong memories and experiences, including meeting the Beatles during their

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appearance on the Ed Sullivan show and posing for camera shots with celebrities such as Sammy

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Davis, Jr.; and   

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     WHEREAS, In 1972, Mr. Lang returned to Rhode Island and worked for his family’s

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business, and later, for the state Department of  Economic Development as the head of the Rhode

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Island Partnership for Science & Technology; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1993, Mr. Lang co-founded Operation Clean Government, a government

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watchdog group supporting clean and honest state government.  In addition, he was President of

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the Rhode Island Separation of Powers Committee, and served on numerous business,

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community, and government boards and organizations; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1991, Mr. Lang was the recipient of the Governor’s Science and

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Technology Award and had been a finalist for the entrepreneur of the year award in 1990. 

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Previous to his passing, Mr. Lang had been working at Lang Naturals, a “health-benefit driven”

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company founded by his son; and 

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Lang is survived by his wife, Lois, his two sons, David and Richard,

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and his sister Joyce.  He was also the proud grandfather of one grandchild; and

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     WHEREAS, A hard-working man who possessed an abundance of business acumen, Mr.

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Lang challenged himself and our state to become involved and seek opportunities to be the very

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best; now, therefore be it   

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Bruce Lang;

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and be it further  

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Lois Lang and Family.

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