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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

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ROBERT A. CROWLEY

     Introduced By: Representatives Barros, Abney, Melo, Kazarian, and Coughlin

     Date Introduced: March 10, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

A. Crowley, the loving husband of fifty-two years to his wife, Sheryl, and the devoted father of

Merritt Crowley. He is also survived by his beloved grandson, Zachary Robert Crowley-Barros,

and Zachary's dad, our friend and colleague, Representative Jean Philippe Barros, and his

brother-in-law, Kevin Exley and his wife, Carol; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Providence, Robert Crowley was the son of the late Clarence and

Edith Crowley, and the brother of Marjorie Schlak. He was a lifelong resident of Scituate and a

graduate of Scituate High School. He had attended the University of Rhode Island and continued

his education, graduating from the National Mortgage School at Ohio State University; and

     WHEREAS, Well respected in the industry, Mr. Crowley had worked in banking for

forty-four years, earning the title of Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending at Citizens

Bank before retiring in 2004; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to an abundance of business acumen, Mr. Crowley also

possessed an equal measure of compassion. He regularly volunteered at the Boston soup kitchen

and was an active and long-time member of the Boards of The Key Program and its affiliated

foundation, Alternatives for Youth; and

     WHEREAS, Always an active and contributing member of the community, Mr. Crowley

served on the Scituate Town Council for ten years, four of which he was elected as President, and

was a member of the original RI Convention Center Authority, the Quonset Development

Corporation, the Roger Williams Family Association, and the North Scituate Baptist Church; and

     WHEREAS, Upon his retirement, one of Bob Crowley's greatest joys was spending time

with his grandson, Zach. He became active with the Boy Scouts again in order to spend time with

Zach, and took particular pleasure in his annual family trip to Bermuda with Sheryl, Merritt and

Zach, and two special trips with Sheryl and Zach, to Alaska, and later to Normandy, London, and

Paris. He was also an avid sports fan who followed the Red Sox, New England Patriots and URI

Rams basketball; and

     WHEREAS, Robert Crowley was a man of integrity and humor, who was blessed with

the love of his family and the trust and respect of his friends. He enriched the lives of all who

knew him and he will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Robert A.

Crowley; 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 Sheryl Crowley and Family.

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