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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 RICHARD A. GRILLS

     Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, Azzinaro, Filippi, O'Brien, and Solomon

     Date Introduced: February 15, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Richard A. Grills passed away on February 7, 2017. He was born in North

Stonington, Connecticut, the son of the late Anne and Peter Grills, Sr.; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Grills was an innovative entrepreneur who owned and operated the

Bradford Dyeing Association for many years, until his retirement. He also owned, with his

brother Peter, both the Stardust Motel in North Stonington and the original Patceez Freeze in

Hopkinton; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Grills was a member of the Board of Directors for the Washington Trust

Company for twenty years and was one of the founders of BankRI. He served as a member of the

Napoleon Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow of the Chariho Rotary Club. He was also a former

member of the Bradford Citizens Club; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Grills generously donated hundreds of acres of land to create the Grills

Preserve in Westerly, and the Grills Wildlife Sanctuary in Hopkinton. In his spare time he

enjoyed building stone walls, collecting antiques, and restoring old homes. He served our nation

with honor and distinction during the Korean War as a member of the United States Navy; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Grills leaves behind his three children, Sharon Jackson and her

husband, Stephen, Michael Grills and his wife, Laurie, and Pamela Grills Stein. He also leaves

behind nine grandchildren, Valerie Nadreau, Gregory Jackson, Alexander Jackson, Benjamin

Grills, Anne Grills, Adam Grills, Chandler Grills, Peter Grills, and Jordan Gabrielle Stein, as well

as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Peter Grills, Jr., and his

former wife, Patricia Ann Grills; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses its condolences on the passing of Richard A. Grills; and

be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copies of this resolution to Sharon Jackson, Michael Grills, and Pamela

Grills Stein.

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