2014 -- S 2783

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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

HONORING MARIE TWOHEY FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE

TO THE PEOPLE AND CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS

     Introduced By: Senators Crowley, Picard, Pearson, Sosnowski, and Pichardo

     Date Introduced: March 25, 2014

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, For nearly four decades, Marie Twohey has conferred her diverse skills,

extensive knowledge of the city's various functions, and her impeccable attention to detail to a

panoply of positions with the City of Central Falls; and

     WHEREAS, Born and raised in Central Falls, Marie is the daughter of Albert and Bella

Begin. Perhaps being the youngest of ten children instilled in her some of the many skills and

values she brought to her myriad jobs at city hall; and

     WHEREAS, Marie attended Notre Dame Elementary School and Central Falls High

School. Upon graduation, she took a position in the City Clerk's Office. Within a year, she was

transferred to the Office of Code Enforcement and Zoning, where she spent the next decade

learning the ins and outs of her job and City Hall while simultaneously starting her family; and

     WHEREAS, For Marie, becoming Certs trained and FEMA certified, as well as learning

code enforcement, disaster planning and shelter management, and attending the New England

Municipal Clerk Institute, were all just part of doing her job well. She was promoted to the

position of Deputy City Clerk and in 2007, she became the City Clerk, a position she held until

her departure on December 3rd of 2013. Additional responsibilities for Marie have included

purchasing for the City, overseeing the Canvassing Office, and being Clerk of the Detention

Board; and

     WHEREAS, With a seemingly endless amount of energy, Marie also put as much

enthusiasm into her family life as she did her job. She has been involved with the Boy Scouts and

being a lunch mother at her sons, James and Timothy's school. She is both devoted and very

active with her church, and in teaching citizenship; and

     WHEREAS, The accomplishments of Marie Twohey stand as testament to her

commitment to helping others and serving her community. She is a woman of unsurpassed

character and has truly earned the unqualified admiration and respect of all who have been

privileged to work by her side; now, therefore be it

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

hereby honors and thanks Marie Twohey for nearly forty years of dedicated service to the people

and City of Central Falls. We wish her good health, much happiness, and continued success in all

her future endeavors; 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. Marie Twohey.

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