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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DR. MILTON W.

HAMOLSKY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Blazejewski, Shekarchi, Costa, and Naughton

     Date Introduced: January 23, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Dr.

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Milton Hamolsky, beloved husband and father, and esteemed leader and researcher in the field of

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medicine; and

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     WHEREAS, Dr. Hamolsky was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, a son of the late Israel and

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Sophie Hamolsky. He was the husband of the late Virginia Hamolsky, and the beloved husband

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of Sandra Hamolsky for thirty-four years. He is also survived by his children, Deborah Hamolsky

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and her spouse, Toby Dyner, David Hamolsky and his spouse, Tina, Joy Scharfman and her

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spouse, Stewart, and Robin Folk and her spouse, Ron. He was also the proud grandfather of

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Adam, Johnathan, Johanna, Rachel, Ginny and Sydney, father of the late John S. Hamolsky, and

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grandfather of the late Spenser Scharfman; and

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     WHEREAS, Upon graduation from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, Dr.

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Hamolsky became an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, and later discovered the T3

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Uptake Thyroid Test while serving as a physician at Beth Israel Medical Center; and

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     WHEREAS, Already an accomplished physician, Dr. Hamolsky returned to Rhode Island

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to become the first full-time physician-in-chief of medicine at Rhode Island Hospital and a

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professor of medical science at Brown University. He was also instrumental in developing the

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Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; and

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     WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his family, his faith, his profession, and the

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community, Dr. Hamolsky was a member of Temple Beth El, was the recipient of myriad awards

 

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and honors within the medical community, and was a member of a panoply of medical

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associations; and

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     WHEREAS, Highly respected among his peers, Dr. Hamolsky served as the first Chief

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Administrative Officer of the Board of Medical Licensure & Discipline for the State of Rhode

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Island. He was also an active board member of Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, A consummate professional, Dr. Hamolsky treated those around him with

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kindness, dignity, and respect.  He was beloved by his family, friends, and colleagues and he will

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be greatly missed; 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 expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Dr. Milton W.

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Hamolsky; 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 Mrs. Sandra Hamolsky and Family.

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