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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 KIM GAFFETT FOR HER SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF BLOCK ISLAND

AND THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Algiere, Lombardi, Sheehan, and Satchell

     Date Introduced: June 09, 2015

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, The New Shoreham Town Council will be losing a valued member with the

retirement of First Warden Kim Gaffett; and

     WHEREAS, Kim Gaffett is a native daughter of Block Island. She left the island to

attend the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, but returned shortly after receiving

her degree in biology and environmental science; and

     WHEREAS, Upon coming home, Kim held a panoply of jobs including spending twenty-

one years as a bus driver and starting her own printing press business. In 1998, she began

working with the Ocean View Foundation, where she was able to put her educational background

to use; and

     WHEREAS, Over the years, Kim was also becoming more involved in local politics and

issues. She had always been a regular attendee at Town Council meetings. In addition, she

became a member of the New Shoreham Planning Board and in 1988, successfully ran for a seat

on the New Shoreham Town Council; and

     WHEREAS, Public service suited her well, and in 1994, Councilor Gaffett became the

Council's Second Warden, and for the past eight years, has served as First Warden. Her

successful leadership is due in no small measure to her ability to multi-task, her conviction in

compromise, and her heart-felt belief that serving the public to the best of her abilities is a

privilege; now, therefore be it

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

hereby honors and commends Kim Gaffett on the occasion of her retirement from the New

Shoreham Town Council. She is a woman who stands admirably as an example for all Rhode

Islanders, of a public servant who led with integrity and dedication to the betterment of her

community; 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 the Honorable Kim Gaffett.

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