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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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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 F. NORRIS PIKE

     

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Algiere, Picard, Raptakis, and Crowley

     Date Introduced: January 09, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Mr. F. Norris Pike of Block Island and Wakefield passed away on

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November 24, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Susan E.

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Pike; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Pike was born on October 23, 1952, to the late Harold S. and Claire S.

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Pike of Block Island, and was a direct descendant of one of Block Island’s original settlers,

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Trustrum Dodge. Mr. Pike attended school on Block Island and Narragansett before he attained a

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degree from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating

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from college, Mr. Pike returned home to become the proprietor of Norris Pike, Design-Build,

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Inc., a company he built and ran successfully for many years in which he became highly regarded

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for his skill as a craftsman; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Pike later embarked on a public service career in which he represented

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the citizens of Block Island with vigor, passion and integrity, serving as the Second Warden of

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the New Shoreham Town Council, and on several boards and commissions including the planning

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board. Mr. Pike, is his role as a public servant, was a strong advocate for the Wind Farm and

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cable, and for restructuring the power company to a ratepayer owned and controlled utility. He

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also forcefully opposed the rampant usage of mopeds on Block Island. The vibrant quality of life

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on Block Island was preserved thanks to the accomplishments of Mr. F. Norris Pike; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Pike was an avid lover of the sea and few things in life gave him more

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enjoyment than cruising New Harbor in his Skiff, the Alvin E. Mr. Pike was also a devoted

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family man and a dedicated father and grandfather. He was a wonderful friend to many and was

 

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warmly regarded by all who knew him for his sense of humor and quick wit. He will be sorely

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missed by his loving family and numerous friends but the memory of his accomplishments,

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generosity and loving persona will live on in the hearts and memories of all who were blessed to

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know him; and

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     WHEREAS, Besides his wife Susan, Mr. Pike leaves behind a son, Harold W. Pike, Esq.,

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and a daughter, Lily M. Pike, MD, and her husband Zachary Harnett, MD. He also leaves behind

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a grandson, Jonah, and a brother, Frederic Pike; now, therefore be it

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

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hereby expresses its condolences to the Pike Family on the passing of Mr. F. Norris Pike; and be

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it further

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

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Susan E. Pike and Family.

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