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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

CONGRATULATING BARBARA AND JIMMY WINTERS ON BEING SELECTED AS 2014

NEWPORT DAILY NEWS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD WINNERS

     Introduced By: Senators Paiva Weed, DiPalma, Ottiano, and Felag

     Date Introduced: April 09, 2014

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, The Newport Daily News established a "Community Service Award" in

1996 on the paper's 150th Anniversary celebration in order to recognize and encourage

volunteerism within the community; and

     WHEREAS, Chosen from a field of nominees submitted by the community, Jimmy

Winters, a member of the Newport Police Department working in its Community Oriented Police

Division, and his lovely wife, Barbara, a former member of the Board of Tenant Affairs and of

the Newport School Committee, and a certified nurse, were selected as two of the 2014 recipients

of this prestigious award for their efforts as founders of the Housing Hotline and for their

commitment to the community and those in need; and

     WHEREAS, Longtime residents of the City-by-the-Sea, the Winterses have consistently

and selflessly given their time, talents, and energies to myriad of causes and organizations

benefitting the citizenry of the City of Newport and Aquidneck Island; and

     WHEREAS, The couple's work with the Housing Hotline has provided shelter to

countless individuals who would otherwise have nowhere to turn and deals with issues such as

evictions, housing disputes, and utility problems, to name but a few. In addition, Mr. Winters'

amazing voice has benefitted various causes through the sale of CDs he has recorded, and his

work volunteering on the Community Housing of Resource Board was instrumental in monitoring

the Fair Housing Act in the community as well as the local Board of Realtors; and

     WHEREAS, The Winterses meeting was a presage to the life they would lead together.

The two of them were VISTA volunteers in the 70s when Jimmy's mother introduced them to

each other. Since their marriage in 1978, they have continued to help the community throughout

their more than three and a half decades of marriage. In addition to the couple's work with the

hotline and membership in various civic and community organizations, the Winterses have raised

five children and are now the proud grandparents of ten grandchildren; and

     WHEREAS, Jimmy and Barbara are always happy to lend a hand. As a couple or

sometimes on separate crusades, they not only support each other, but also, a panoply of altruistic

endeavors and organizations. Their devotion and commitment to the community is well known,

and their generosity of spirit is inspiring. They have earned the unqualified admiration and

respect of so many people in the community and they are true role models for us all; now,

therefore be it

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

hereby congratulates and honors Jimmy and Barbara Winters on being selected as two of the

2014 Newport Daily News Community Service Award winners. We wish them good health,

much happiness, and continued success in all their 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 Jimmy and Barbara Winters.

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