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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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

CONGRATULATING ROBERT C. BROMLEY ON BEING NAMED A 2011 STANDARD-

TIMES NEW BEDFORD MAN OF THE YEAR

     Introduced By: Senators Paiva Weed, DaPonte, Felag, Ruggerio, and Algiere

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2012

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Every year, the New Bedford Standard-Times has given the prestigious title

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of Man of the Year to a person who lives in the region, who has had a major effect on the

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community at large, and has in some way impacted the lives of those living in the area; and

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     WHEREAS, Members of the community of New Bedford and the Standard-Times staff

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nominate exceptional men from the city of New Bedford, and the recipients are selected by a

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newsroom committee; and

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     WHEREAS, Robert C. (Bob) Bromley has been chosen as a co-winner of this prestigious

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award because of his outstanding contribution to the creation and growth of the Fort Taber-

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Fort Rodman Military Museum; and

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     WHEREAS, First opened in 2004, the museum began as a Fort Taber model, a handful of

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photos, and a display case, and expanded exponentially to become "the biggest little military

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museum in the country," according to Mayor Scott Lang; and

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     WHEREAS, Thanks in large part to the consistent and selfless expenditure of time,

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talent, and exemplary volunteer work by Bob, who serves as Vice President and Curator of the

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Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Historical Association, the museum has seen 40,000 people visit since

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inception and recently celebrated an expansion, nearly doubling its display space; now, therefore

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be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates Robert C. Bromley, an exceptional man who is truly deserving of the

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gratitude and recognition he has been afforded, on being named a co-winner as the 2011

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Standard-Times New Bedford Man of the Year. We applaud his accomplishments and wish him

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the very best health and continued 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 Robert C. Bromley.

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