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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MICHAEL J. MCATEE, ESQ.

     Introduced By: Senators Pearson, Picard, P Fogarty, Coyne, and McCaffrey

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2017

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness and regret that this Senate has learned of the passing

of Michael J. McAtee Esq., a resident of the Town of Cumberland and a well-respected attorney;

and

     WHEREAS, Michael McAtee was the son of retired Superior Court Magistrate William

J. and Joyce A. McAtee, and the brother of Katie A. McAtee. He was a graduate of St. Raphael

Academy and received his Bachelor's degree from Providence College; and

     WHEREAS, Following in his father's footsteps, Mr. McAtee chose to pursue a career in

law, earning his Juris Doctor from Roger Williams School of Law. Upon graduation, he became a

member of the Rhode Island Bar and worked for the firm of Robinson & Clapham in Providence.

He subsequently opened his own firm; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. McAtee eventually became a staff attorney for AFSCME Council 94, a

position he felt was his true calling. He had also enjoyed working for the Pawtucket Red Sox

during the Ben Mondor and Mike Tamburro years; and

     WHEREAS, Active in the community as well as his profession, Mr. McAtee was a

member of the Cumberland Democratic Town Committee, the Massachusetts Bar Association

and the Pawtucket Bar Association; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his parents and sister, Mr. McAtee is survived by his loving

aunts, uncles, cousins, and multitude of friends, and his beloved Golden Retriever, Charlie; and

     WHEREAS, Michael McAtee possessed a magnificent mind, and a fair and

magnanimous spirit. He had the love of his family and friends, and the admiration of his peers,

and he will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the untimely passing of Michael J. McAtee Esq.; 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 the Honorable William J. and Joyce A.

McAtee.

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