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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

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

HAMOLSKY

     Introduced By: Senators Ottiano, Paiva Weed, Walaska, Lynch, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: January 28, 2014

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

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

medicine; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

grandfather of the late Spenser Scharfman; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; and

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

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

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

associations; and

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

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

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

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

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

be greatly missed; now, therefore be it

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

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Dr. Milton W. Hamolsky; and be it

further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Sandra Hamolsky and Family.

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