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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

HONORING KENNETH J. BURKE UPON ACHIEVING THE PROVIDENCE

ENGINEERING SOCIETY'S 2015 HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

     Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: February 25, 2015

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Individual volunteerism within our cities and towns is an essential and

valued quality that helps bind communities, organizations, and people together; and

     WHEREAS, Individuals who volunteer often become role models for our youth, adding

value to everyday life and setting worthy examples for others to follow; and

     WHEREAS, Kenneth J. Burke is a professional engineer who has practiced his expertise

in both the private and public engineering sectors, and is currently serving as the General

Manager of the Rhode Island Water Resources Board; and

     WHEREAS, Ken has been recognized by the Providence Engineering Society, the

country's oldest professional engineering society, as their 2015 Humanitarian of the Year, an

award which is worthy of praise and acknowledgement; and

     WHEREAS, Immersing himself in community volunteerism, Ken has coached youth

soccer and basketball teams in South County, served on the Butler Hospital Community

Development Committee, chaired the Board of Directors for the Welcome House of South

County, volunteered as a career speaker for the College Crusade of Rhode Island, mentored for

the Year Up Providence program, served on the South Kingstown Affordable Housing

Collaborative, volunteered for the Peace Dale and Wakefield merchants associations, as well as

numerous additional efforts; and

     WHEREAS, Ken remains committed to continuing his service to his community, and his

altruism stands as a testament to the spirit of all Rhode Islanders who strive to make our state a

better place in which to live and who work towards a brighter future for generations to come;

now, therefore be it

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

hereby honors Kenneth J. Burke for all he has done for our state and his community and we

extend our deepest appreciation to Ken for his untiring service to the community, and for setting a

high standard of commitment and dedication by which others in this great state may follow. We

moreover extend our very best wishes for good health and happiness at his award ceremony on

February 26, 2015, and in the months and years ahead; 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 Kenneth J. Burke.

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