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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE CHARLES

"TED" WRIGHT

     Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, McEntee, Fogarty, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: June 18, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

"Ted" Wright. Known affectionately as "Mr. Narragansett" by his many friends, Ted was both a

well-known and well-respected fixture within town and state government, a local businessman,

and a dedicated volunteer who donated his time and talents to numerous charitable organizations;

and

     WHEREAS, Ted was the son of the late William and Sarah Wright and brother of Zella

Westcott, Ruth McQuade, Kenneth Wright, Janet Wilson and the late Warren Wright, Kay

Sherman and John Wright. For sixty-five years, he was the devoted husband of Barbara Wright,

and the loving father of Terrie Quinn and her husband, David, and the late Paul Hoxsie, Penne

Drugan and her husband Richard, Sr., and Cindy Rose and her husband, Earl. He was also the

very proud grandfather of Michelle Hoxsie-Quinn, Richard Drugan, Jr., Amy Meyer, Garth

Hoxsie-Quinn, Jeremiah Rose, Tracie Quinn, Ryan Drugan, and five great grandchildren; and

     WHEREAS, A hard-working man, who possessed an abundance of business acumen, Ted

was the owner of Wrights Rubbish Removal, Wrights British Taxi and Double Decker Bus, the

Bagpiper Smoke Shoppe, and the South County Trolley; and

     WHEREAS, An active member of the community, Ted was named Town Sergeant in

1958, and was a member of the Narragansett Lions Club, the Democratic Town Committee, the

Narragansett Senior Center, the Narragansett Notables, the Narragansett Historical Society, and

the Towers Committee; and

     WHEREAS, Charles Ted Wright was elected to the Rhode Island House of

Representatives in 1972, and served his Narragansett constituents with honor and integrity from

1973 to 1983. He was well respected by his colleagues in the House and was selected to serve

them as Deputy Majority Leader and later as Speaker Pro Tempore; and

     WHEREAS, Ted Wright was also elected to the Narragansett Town Council and was

elected Town Council President in 1992; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Ted lent his time and had generously donated the use of his

trolley to the Narragansett Historical Society, where he also served as a Consulting Historian; and

     WHEREAS, Ted Wright was a generous and steadfast gentleman who left this world a

far better place because of his life’s endeavors. He enriched the lives of all who knew him and

"his charming smile and charismatic personality" will be dearly missed; 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 the Honorable

Charles "Ted" Wright; 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 Barbara Wright and Family.

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