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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING AND CONGRATULATING DR. ISADORE S. RAMOS, JR., ON BEING

SELECTED AS THE 2015 RECIPIENT OF THE "LIVING THE DREAM" AWARD

     Introduced By: Representatives Kazarian, Melo, Amore, Hearn, and Barros

     Date Introduced: February 11, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission has unanimously

selected Dr. Isadore S. Ramos, Jr., as the 2015 "Living the Dream" Award recipient; and

     WHEREAS, Dr. Ramos was the first Cape Verdean mayor in the United States, and the

first teacher of color at East Providence High School, but more importantly, he is a truly good and

kind man whose "give back" approach to life upholds the principles and emulates the legacy of

the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and

     WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Izzy" by his family and many friends, Dr. Ramos

earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree in education from the University of Southern Illinois, a

certificate of administration from Rhode Island College, and a doctorate from the University of

Connecticut. He is a longtime resident of the City of East Providence and for thirty-five years

had been an educator, coach, dean of students and vice principal at the city's high school, and

served as the school department's assistant superintendent before retiring in 2000; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his educational career, Dr. Ramos was elected to serve on the

East Providence School Committee and was twice elected to the City Council. During his second

term, his fellow council members elected him Mayor. In addition, he has been honored with a

plethora of awards throughout his lifetime, and has been active in a multitude of cultural and civic

organizations, too many to list; and

     WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Ramos earned the unqualified admiration and respect of

those he has taught, worked with, or helped in myriad ways. He has lived through many forms of

segregation and the frustrations, pain, and intractable challenges of racism, but has always taken

the noble path of peace, tolerance, and hard work; and

     WHEREAS, Dr. Isadore S. Ramos is a man who has the ability to uplift others around

him making them better people and making the world a better place for those who follow the

dream of a brighter tomorrow; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby honors and congratulates Dr. Isadore S. Ramos, Jr., on being the

recipient of the 2015 "Living the Dream" Award. We can think of no one who deserves this

distinction more than Izzy, and wish him the very best of health and happiness in all his 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 Dr. Isadore S. Ramos, Jr.

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