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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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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 KENNETH

CARTER

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Shekarchi, Casimiro, Craven, and Morgan

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with profound sadness and regret that this House has learned of the

passing of the Honorable Kenneth Carter, a well-respected former member of the Rhode Island

House of Representatives and a longtime resident of North Kingstown; and

     WHEREAS, Kenneth Carter was the beloved husband of Sylvia (Clark) Carter, the

cherished father of four sons, Kenneth, Michael, Mitchell and Matthew, and the very proud

grandfather of nine grandchildren. He was born in Scottsboro, Alabama, on September 9th of

1933, and was the son of the late John and Bessie Carter, and the brother of the late J.B., Ray and

Ralph Carter. He was a graduate and had served as Class President at Jackson County High

School; and

     WHEREAS, Ken was a loyal and hardworking gentleman. He served his country with

courage and valor in the United States Navy and was a respected businessman and the former

owner of Schiller's and several other restaurants in Narragansett for many years, and Carter's 19th

Hole Restaurant for thirty years; and

     WHEREAS, In November of 1992, Representative Carter was elected to serve the people

of North Kingstown and Exeter, District 31, in the Rhode Island General Assembly. He diligently

served his constituency for nine terms. Earning the unqualified admiration and trust of his peers,

Ken was the Chair of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and had also served as the Vice-

Chair of the House Committee on Finance, Chair of the subcommittee on Public Safety and as a

member of the subcommittee on Human Services. In addition, Ken served as a delegate at the

Rhode Island Constitutional Convention in 1986, and was a member of the North Kingstown

Democratic Town Committee; and

     WHEREAS, Ken was actively involved in community affairs as a member of the Crime

Lab Commission, the Board of Governors for Higher Education, the Selective Service

Commission, the North Kingstown Fraternal Order of Police, and the Rhode Island Police Chiefs

Association; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Ken was a member of numerous organizations that contribute

their time and efforts to making Rhode Island a better place to live including: the Elks, the

Freemasons, Washington Lodge #5, and the Rhode Island Shriners, where he performed as a

clown and jester to the delight of many children and adults alike. He was also a big supporter of

local youth sports especially at the high school and little league levels, and was the former

President of Pop Warner Football, where he successfully brought home two state Pop Warner

Football Championships to the Town of North Kingstown; and

     WHEREAS, Our thoughts and hearts hold great empathy and sorrow for the Carter

family. He was a truly kind and generous gentleman who enriched the lives of all who knew him,

and he 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 its deepest sympathies on the passing of the Honorable

Kenneth Carter. He will forever be remembered by this House for his magnanimous spirit and

omnipresent good humor, and for his deep commitment and abiding dedication to the citizens of

Rhode Island; 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 Mrs. Sylvia Carter and Family.

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