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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE UNTIMELY PASSING OF DORIAN J.

MURRAY

     Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, Azzinaro, Mattiello, DeSimone, and Filippi

     Date Introduced: March 09, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, There is an illusion that youth equals invincibility and a life yet to be lived,

filled with the promise of bright tomorrows and soon to be climbed summits. When that myth is

shattered, it leaves a void in the foundation of our beliefs, and a sorrow that is almost impossible

to grasp, and so it is with utmost sadness that we have learned of the passing of Dorian Murray;

and

     WHEREAS, This House will always remember the poignant visual of Dorian sitting in

the Speaker's chair, his feet not reaching the floor, bravely but ever so shyly declining to bang the

Speaker's gavel; and

     WHEREAS, Dorian Murray, a brave and inspiring eight-year-old boy from Westerly,

was the son of Chris and Melissa Murray. At the age of four, he was diagnosed with

rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of pediatric cancer; and

     WHEREAS, It would have been almost impossible to conceive of the worldwide impact

that Dorian created when he told his dad that he wanted to be famous in China. The consequences

of his innocent request released a global outpouring of #DSTRONG love and support that reached

from the beach in his hometown to the Great Wall of China with hundreds of stops in between;

and

     WHEREAS, Dorian's spirit has left a legacy of courage and hope that will endure. His

parents have established The Dorian J. Murray Foundation, which is aimed at bringing awareness

to childhood cancer by providing emotional and financial support to families dealing with

pediatric cancer; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Dorian

Murray; and be it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Chris Murray and Family, and Melissa Murray

and Family.

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