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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

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

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

Pike; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

for his skill as a craftsman; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

know him; and

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

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

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

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

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

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