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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THOMAS J. SAVOIE

     

     Introduced By: Senators Lynch, Ruggerio, Gallo, Ciccone, and P Fogarty

     Date Introduced: February 04, 2015

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the untimely passing

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of Thomas J. Savoie, devoted husband of Sandra M. Savoie, and the loving father of Diana J.

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Savoie and Brian T. Savoie; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Cranston, Mr. Savoie was the son of the late Alfred and Yvonne

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Savoie. He was the brother of Alfred Savoie and his wife, Barbara, Raymond Savoie, and the late

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James Savoie; and

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     WHEREAS, Thomas Savoie was a hard-working man, who possessed a gregarious

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personality and an abundance of business acumen. He was employed as the Business Agent for

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Local 94 Carpenters Union and also served as the organization's Financial Secretary; and

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     WHEREAS, Active in the community, Mr. Savoie was a member of the Kennedy

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Council Knights of Columbus, served as a Vice President of the Rhode Island Family Shelter, and

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had volunteered with Rhode Island Jobs for Justice as well as numerous additional community

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groups; and

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     WHEREAS, Also a man of great faith, Mr. Savoie was a Eucharistic Minister and Parish

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Auditor at St. Francis of Assisi Church: and

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     WHEREAS, Thomas Savoie was a devoted family man, a loyal friend and a true

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gentleman. He enriched the lives of all who knew him and he will be dearly missed; now,

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therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby expresses our deepest sympathies to the entire Savoie Family on the passing of Thomas J.

 

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Savoie; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Sandra M. Savoie and Family.

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