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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 TO THE DUFFY FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF GEORGE

PATRICK DUFFY

     Introduced By: Representatives Johnston, Barros, Messier, and Tobon

     Date Introduced: May 26, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, George Patrick Duffy of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, passed away at the age of

94 on Saturday, May 23, 2015. He was the loving husband of Helen F. Duffy for 71 years; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy was the son of the late Frederick and Emma Duffy. He served our

nation with honor, courage, and valor during World War II, as a member of the United States

Coast Guard. He was one of the survivors when the ship he was serving aboard was torpedoed by

a German U-Boat in the Mediterranean Sea; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy had a long, varied and very successful career within the

Pawtucket and State of Rhode Island sports' communities. He was the beloved voice of the Rhode

Island Reds Hockey team, where he served as publicist and broadcaster. He also served as a youth

baseball coach for many years. He led the Pawtucket Little League All-Stars to the 1980 Little

League World Series, and was a coach and life-long mentor to Chris Iannetta, starting catcher for

the Los Angeles Angels. Mr. Duffy was also the Commissioner of the Pawtucket Boys and Girls

Club's baseball program and also volunteered in numerous capacities for many years. He was

inducted as a member of the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket's Hall of Fame, and the City of

Pawtucket’s Hall of Fame; and

     WHEREAS, Besides his wife Helen, he is survived by his children, Maureen Delmonico

and her husband, Henry, Kathleen P. Sheldon and her husband, Ralph, Sheila Duffy Lapati and

her husband, Edmund, and George Patrick Duffy, Jr., and his wife, Maryann. He also leaves

behind 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses its condolences to the Duffy Family on the passing of

George Patrick Duffy; 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. Helen F. Duffy and Family.

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