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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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

CONGRATULATING JAMES SCOTTI ON THE CELEBRATION OF HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY

     Introduced By: Representative Raymond A. Hull

     Date Introduced: June 28, 2013

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, James Scotti, also known affectionately as Jim, Jimmy, Scotti, Dad, Pop,

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and the ice cream man, was born seven decades ago in 1938 to his proud parents, Anthony and

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Victoria Scotti, the youngest of four children. That same year, Franklin D. Roosevelt was the

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President of the United States, instant coffee was invented, groundbreaking began in Washington,

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D.C., for the Jefferson Memorial, and the Yankees won the World Series; and

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     WHEREAS, James married his loving wife, Carole, almost fifty-three years ago and

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together they raised three beautiful daughters Sherry, Debbie, and Karen; and

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     WHEREAS, Even as a youngster, Jimmy demonstrated a passion for public service and

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deep concern for his community. At the age of fourteen, he joined the Pawtuxet Volunteer Fire

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Department. Since that time, he has earned the title of longest-serving President of the Pawtuxet

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Volunteers. Sixty-one years after his initial decision to support the work of the fire department,

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he still volunteers for the Providence Canteen Special Signal Fire Association; and

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     WHEREAS, Jim retired from Centrex Distributors after thirty years of dedicated

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employment and now enjoys his retirement with his wife, Carole, happily supporting the State of

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Rhode Island through many trips to local casinos. In spite of his busy schedule, Jimmy remains an

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active member of VFW Post 183 and local 251; 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 the loving family and many friends of James Scotti in

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wishing him a joyous 75th Birthday. We celebrate, too, the decades of energy and time he has

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invested in making Rhode Island a stronger, safer place; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. James Scotti.

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