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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

HONORING THOMAS E. GREENE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NATHANAEL GREENE

HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATION

     Introduced By: Representatives Tomasso, Serpa, McNamara, Guthrie, and Nunes

     Date Introduced: April 24, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, In serving as President of the Board of Trustees of the Nathanael Greene

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Homestead Association, Inc., a nonprofit organization that oversees General Greene’s

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Homestead, Thomas E. Greene has devoted his considerable talents and energy to preserving and

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perpetuating the achievements and homestead of one of Rhode Island’s greatest Revolutionary

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War heroes, General Nathanael Greene; and

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     WHEREAS, General Nathanael Greene was born in Warwick in 1742. With no formal

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education, he was trained by his father to be an ironmaster. As war between the colonies and

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Britain escalated, Greene was appointed General of the Army of Observation by the Rhode Island

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General Assembly. Congress later appointed Greene as Brigadier General of the Continental

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Army and eventually as Major General; and

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     WHEREAS, As General Washington’s second-in-command and a noted war strategist,

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General Greene was involved in many of the war’s major battles. After returning from the war,

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General Greene built Spell Hall, what has historically become known as the “Homestead”; and

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     WHEREAS, With an astounding background of historical insights and knowledge,

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Thomas Greene was immensely well-suited to assume the challenges of renovating and

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highlighting the “Homestead” and the accomplishments of its esteemed inhabitants. He is the

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North Providence Town Historian, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, a member

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of the John Russell Bartlett Society, a philatelist and volunteer Curator of Brown University’s

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stamp collection; and 

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     WHEREAS, In addition to his work at the Homestead and his many affiliations, Mr.

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Greene has devoted a generous portion of his life to educating today’s populace on myriad

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additional fronts. He is a music teacher for the City of Warwick’s public schools and an Adjunct

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Professor teaching Jazz History and Introduction to Music at the Community College of Rhode

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Island. He has also served as the Musical Director of the La Salle Celtic Arts Club; and 

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     WHEREAS, After twenty-six years of service, Mr. Thomas Greene is retiring as

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President of the Board of Trustees, and in doing so, he leaves a proud legacy of consistently

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demonstrating an abiding passion for his stewardship not only over General Nathanael Greene’s

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homestead and memory, but also for our state’s rich and significant history; 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 joins his wife, Barbara, and his many friends and admirers in

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recognizing and thanking Thomas E. Greene on the occasion of his retirement after twenty-six

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years of steadfast and dedicated service as President of the Board of Trustees of the General

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Nathanael Greene Homestead Association. We wish him good health, fulfillment, and continued

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success in all his future endeavors; 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. Thomas E. Greene.

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