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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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

RECOGNIZING AND HONORING EDWARD W. MOWRY FOR FORTY YEARS OF

DEDICATED SERVICE TO NATION-WIDE TRACTOR TRAILER TRAINING AND

PLACEMENT CORPORATION

     

     

     Introduced By: Senator Stephen R. Archambault

     Date Introduced: June 20, 2013

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Edward W. Mowry could be described as the quintessential "man behind the

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wheel." For more than forty years, he has been training thousands of men and women to be safe,

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confident, and competent tractor trailer drivers; and

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     WHEREAS, In October of 1973, Ed joined the Nation-Wide Tractor Trailer Driving

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School, a family-owned business run at that time by John R. McCarthy, who had founded the

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school in October of 1969; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1993, Mr. McCarthy passed away but the business remained in the family

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under the direction of his son and daughter and with Ed continuing to train new drivers; and

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     WHEREAS, In 2007, the business was sold to Peter and Sharon Sawyer, and once again

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Ed remained a constant in the continuing enterprise. He works as a CDL Instructor and is

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currently the Director of Training; and

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     WHEREAS, Ed Mowry's dependable nature and gifted leadership and training skills have

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provided him with loyal and plentiful friendships and have proven to be an invaluable asset for

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Nation-Wide, as well as for the safety of Rhode Island and the country's highways for over four

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decades; now, therefore 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 and thanks Ed Mowry for his outstanding service. We furthermore wish him

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continued health, happiness, and success; 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. Edward W. Mowry.

     

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