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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 JOSEPH V. COMISKEY

     Introduced By: Senators Lynch Prata, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Lombardi, and Conley

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Joseph V. Comiskey passed away on December 28, 2017. He was the

beloved husband of Gloria Comiskey for sixty-nine years; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Comiskey was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of the late

Anthony and Anna Comiskey. He served our nation with honor and valor during World War II as

a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army and had been stationed in the Aleutian Islands during

the war. After the war, he took great pride in sharing his photographs and war experiences with

numerous eager listeners; and

     WHEREAS, Upon returning home from the service, Mr. Comiskey spent most of his

professional career working as a Chief Reliability Officer for the Northrup Grumman Corp.,

retiring after twenty-one years of distinguished service. He was particularly proud of his

contributions to the United States Shuttle program and Boeing aircraft; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Comiskey was also a dedicated family man who took great pleasure in

his responsibilities as a father and husband. In addition to providing for his family, he made a

point of teaching his daughters important skills, including how to ski when they were young, that

have proven invaluable to their daily lives; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Comiskey was a man of many talents and varied interests. He enjoyed

dancing, sailing, travelling, quahogging, and playing cards. He was a great handyman around the

house who could fix almost anything, and was a competitive pistol shooter who won many

awards; and

     WHEREAS, Besides his wife, Gloria, Mr. Comiskey leaves behind his daughters, Sandra

Lanni and her husband, Dennis, and Karen Comiskey Jenkins and her late husband, Christopher.

He is also survived by his grandsons James Blanding and his wife, Julie, Cody and Derek

Jenkins, Andrew Lanni and Matthew Lanni, and many other relatives and friends. He was also the

brother of the late Ernest Comiskey; now, therefore be it

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

hereby expresses its condolences to the Comiskey Family on the passing of Mr. Joseph V.

Comiskey; 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. Gloria Comiskey and Family.

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