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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 "PETE THE BARBER" ON HIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS A

PAWTUCKET BARBER

     Introduced By: Representatives E Coderre, San Bento, Johnston, O`Neill, and Messier

     Date Introduced: June 11, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, The dictionary defines a barber as one whose business is cutting and

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dressing hair, and shaving and trimming beards.  Robert “Pete” Gagnon, also known as “Pete the

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Barber,” has kept his customers returning month after month, and year after year, by offering a

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much more interesting experience; and

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     WHEREAS, Most who enter Pete’s barber shop are greeted as longtime friends and

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entertained with witty banter and, oftentimes, interesting debates. From religion to politics, the

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ills, thrills, and mysteries of the world are unraveled and regularly solved or resolved on any

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given afternoon; and

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     WHEREAS, While Pete is an old-fashioned barber who cuts hair without flourishes, gels,

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or tints, he does know that a good hair cut is the key. With the standard barbershop accoutrements

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and his well-honed barbering skills, Pete is still a bustling barber at an age when most people are

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retired and his business is thriving when many others have shut their doors; and

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     WHEREAS, The triumph and longevity of Pete’s Barbershop are also indicative of a

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successful symbiotic relationship that can form between a neighborhood and a small business. If

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there is a local charitable cause, Pete is the first to offer help. When his shop is closed on

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Mondays, chances are good that Pete is donating his services at a nearby nursing home or

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hospital; and  

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     WHEREAS, A shave and a haircut may no longer cost “two bits” but at Pete the

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Barber’s, a haircut is still a great deal; 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 congratulates Robert Gagnon on the 50th Anniversary of being

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Pawtucket’s very own “Pete the Barber.” We furthermore wish him many more years of great

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cutting, good health, and much success; 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 Robert “Pete” Gagnon.   

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