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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 DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF PATROLMAN RICHARD J.

JEAN-GEORGES OF THE BRISTOL POLICE DEPARTMENT

     Introduced By: Representatives Gallison, Marshall, Mattiello, DeSimone, and Reilly

     Date Introduced: June 18, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Richard J. Jean-Georges, a well-respected Patrolman with the Bristol Police Department; and

     WHEREAS, Richard Jean-Georges was the beloved son of Manny and Gladys Jean-

Georges and the grandson of Elise Jean-Georges and Felicite Marie Limage, and the late Joseph

Jean-Georges and Mecklembourg Limage. He also leaves behind his sisters, Allison High and

Cindy E. Jean-Georges, and his brother, Manny Jean-Georges; and

     WHEREAS, After attending the University of Alaska, Mr. Jean-Georges transferred to

the University of Rhode Island, graduating in 2008, with a Bachelor's degree in Communications

and a minor in English; and

     WHEREAS, Upon graduation, Mr. Jean-Georges worked at Citizens Bank as a Loan

Officer. In 2012, he successfully attained his goal of becoming a Police Officer when he joined

the Bristol Police Department as a Patrolman, a position he held for the past three years; and

     WHEREAS, Richard Jean-Georges faced and overcame many challenges as a policeman

and during his life. He protected and served the people of the Town of Bristol, and he enriched

the lives of all who knew him. 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 recognizes and honors the dedicated service of Patrolman Richard

J. Jean-Georges and extends our deepest sympathies to the entire Jean-Georges Family on his

untimely passing; 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 Manny and Gladys Jean-Georges.

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