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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 SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF KERRY ROCK CURRAN

     Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Casey, Morin, O'Brien, and Solomon

     Date Introduced: February 15, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with utmost sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Kerry

Rock Curran, the devoted husband of Georgette Curran, for more than forty-five years, the

beloved father of Seth Curran, and a lifelong resident of the City of Woonsocket; and

     WHEREAS, Kerry Curran, affectionately known as "The Rock", was the son of the late

James and Yvette Curran, and the brother of Maureen Morse, Nancy Landry, and the late Dr.

James P. Curran, II. His mischievous youth was spent "swimming at the YMCA, shooting rats at

the dump, drinking his father's fresh squeezed orange juice every morning, and avoiding all

manner of nun-related discipline at St. Charles Parish School"; and

     WHEREAS, Upon graduation from Woonsocket High School, where he was a defensive

lineman on the football team, Mr. Curran earned his degree from Rhode Island College, and to

the good fortune of many a Woonsocket teenager, he began teaching at Woonsocket Junior High.

During the course of his thirty-two year career in education, he held myriad positions, including

working as "The Peace Man" and "resident fixer", and although the titles changed from time to

time, he was always totally dedicated toward the betterment of his students and was often heard

to say that his job was to help "square pegs who didn't fit into round holes"; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Curran's altruism also extended to his community and neighbors

through his association and volunteer work with the Special Olympics, Boy Scout Troop 1106,

and Camp Ker-Anna; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Kerry Curran, a caring and patient gentleman,

provided generations of young people in Woonsocket with a far brighter future because of his

life's endeavors. He 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 our deepest sympathies on the passing of Kerry Rock

Curran; 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 Mrs. Georgette Curran and Family.

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