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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

CONGRATULATING EDWIN J. HOXSIE ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF HIS 90TH

BIRTHDAY AND THANKING HIM FOR HIS 66 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO

THE WEST GREENWICH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Tomasso, and Watson

     Date Introduced: April 10, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Edwin J. Hoxsie, a graduate of Coventry High School, served our nation

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with honor and integrity as a member of the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.

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He married his wife of 46 years in 1943, the late Wanda Hoxsie, and together they raised their

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sons, Edwin J. Hoxsie, III, and Brian Hoxsie; and

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     WHEREAS, After the war, Edwin worked for thirty-six years as a dedicated employee of

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Eastern Airlines. In addition, he devoted much of his volunteer time in service to the West

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Greenwich Volunteer Fire Department, which he joined in 1946. He served as its Fire Chief for

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thirty-seven years and remains a member today, with sixty-six years of total service. His sons

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have continued his commitment to fire departments. Edwin Hoxie, III, served as Fire Chief at

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Stamford Fire Station in New York, while Brian Hoxie served as Fire Chief with the Coventry-

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Washington Fire Station; and

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     WHEREAS, Edwin Hoxsie is a beloved figure to all who know him and we join together

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to celebrate the 90th Birthday of this outstanding gentleman. He has served the citizens of West

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Greenwich throughout his life with love and devotion. May Edwin have many more years to

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devote to the people and places that hold so much meaning in his life; 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 joyously celebrates the 90th Birthday of Mr. Edwin J. Hoxsie. We

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thank him for his service to our nation during World War II, and for his devoted service to the

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West Greenwich Volunteer Fire Department and the citizens of West Greenwich; 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 Mr. Edwin J. Hoxsie.

     

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