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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

CONGRATULATING AND CELEBRATING THE HONORABLE GEORGE A. CASTRO

FOR HIS LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

     Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Almeida, Hull, Lombardi, and Winfield

     Date Introduced: April 27, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Honorable George A. Castro was born in Providence, Rhode Island and

graduated from Central High School and Providence College. As a young man, he was a

celebrated boxer who went undefeated, 20-0, in his boxing career; and

     WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Castro has been a tireless advocate on behalf of the

African-American community and all those who have historically been pushed to the margins of

American Society. As a Media Specialist by profession and a successful longtime host of a radio

program, Mr. Castro has skillfully used the techniques and strategies of public persuasion to

further the interests and advance the rights of the minority community; and

     WHEREAS, The Honorable George A. Castro was elected in 1980 to serve in the Rhode

Island House of Representatives and served his constituents with integrity, distinction and honor

for eighteen years. He was a member of the Finance Committee and gave voice to those who have

historically been under-represented in American life; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Castro has served as the Chairman of the Martin Luther King, Jr.

Holiday Commission, and has served on the boards of the Nickerson House and the John Hope

Settlement House. He also served as Chairman of the Permanent Advisory Group on Boxing and

Wrestling and as a member of the N.A.A.C.P., the Cape Verdean American Cultural Exchange

Commission, the Washington Park Citizens Association, and the Black Heritage Association; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Castro is a devoted father to Valentino Lucky Freeman, Michael

Freeman, Brian Castro and Regina Moura. He was also the father of the late Keith Freeman and

Terri Castro; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates and celebrates the Honorable George A. Castro for

his lifetime of service to the African-American community; 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 Valentino Lucky Freeman, Michael Freeman,

Brian Castro, and Regina Moura.

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