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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

CONGRATULATING ARTHUR PAIVA ON BEING SELECTED "CITIZEN OF THE YEAR"

BY THE NEWPORT ELKS LODGE #104

     Introduced By: Representatives Abney, Carson, and Ruggiero

     Date Introduced: April 07, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Newport Elks Lodge #104, noted for their charitable acts and a wide

variety of benevolent programs that assist the people and communities in Rhode Island, have

selected Arthur Paiva to be their "Citizen of the Year"; and

     WHEREAS, The award was established in order to recognize and encourage "the

principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity" within the community. Mr. Paiva has

been chosen as the recipient of this prestigious award because of his consistent and selfless

expenditure of time, talent and energy for the benefit of the people of the City of Newport; and

     WHEREAS, With honor and distinction, Mr. Paiva served our country for seven years in

the United States military, including deployment during the Korean War; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Paiva has dedicated much of his life to helping others and supporting

myriad organizations and causes within his community. He has served the Elks as Hoop Shoot

Chairman and, as a youth baseball umpire for more than forty years, he has become renowned

and acclaimed within the Aquidneck Island Little League Program; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Paiva has not only been a dedicated blood donor for the

majority of his life, but he has also served as the State Chairman of the Knights of Columbus

Kidney Dialysis Program which provided four kidney dialysis machines to the state; and

     WHEREAS, Arthur Paiva has earned the unqualified admiration and respect of one of the

largest and most active fraternal organizations in the world, the Elks, as well as the citizenry of

the City of Newport. His years of devoted service to the community are truly an inspiration to us

all; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates and honors Arthur Paiva on being selected the

Newport Elks Lodge #104 "Citizen of the Year." We applaud his accomplishments and wish him

the very best health and continued success 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 Mr. Arthur Paiva.

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