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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 SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JAMES P. DIGGINS, JR.

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Hull, Flaherty, Bennett, and Blazejewski

     Date Introduced: May 09, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with utmost sadness that this House has learned of the passing of James

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“Jimmy” Diggins, Jr., the beloved husband for nearly forty-one years of Elsie A. Diggins and a

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well-known and well-respected member of the Fox Point neighborhood; and

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     WHEREAS, Born and raised in Providence, Jimmy was the son of the late James and

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Elizabeth Diggins. He had lived in the Smith Hill neighborhood before moving to Fox Point

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when he married his wife; and

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     WHEREAS, Jimmy was the loving father of James Diggins and his wife, Tracy, Kyle

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Diggins and his wife, Jaimee, Kara Diggins and her partner, Melissa, and Patricia Diggins. He

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was also the proud grandfather of three beautiful grandchildren, Elisha, Jordan, and Sydney, and

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the great-grandfather of Aiden; and

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     WHEREAS, Jimmy had been employed as a Supervisor in the Stores Department for

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Narragansett Electric Company for thirty-six years, until his retirement in 2004; and 

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     WHEREAS, Proud of his Irish heritage, Jimmy was a member of Ireland's 32 Society and

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a communicant of Saint Joseph Church. He was also an avid Boston Red Sox Fan; and

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     WHEREAS, The most fitting tribute to Jimmy Diggins would be a celebration of his life,

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a life in which each and every day was lived fully and joyfully embraced. He was a loving family

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man, a true gentleman, and a good and loyal friend, and he will be truly missed; now, therefore be

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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 James P.

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Diggins, Jr.; 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 Elsie Diggins and Family.

     

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