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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 SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF HARRY M. ROBINSON,

JR.

     Introduced By: Senators Lynch Prata, Metts, Morgan, Paolino, and Archambault

     Date Introduced: June 22, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with utmost sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Harry

M. Robinson, Jr., devoted husband of Marlene Robinson, beloved father of Julie Ann Hayes and

her husband, Steven, and Mary Mullin Murphy and her husband, Stephen, and the cherished

grandfather of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hayes, who was truly the light of his life; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, Mr. Robinson was the son of the late

Julia and Harry Robinson, Sr., and the brother of the late Janet Robinson and Mary Robinson; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Robinson was a graduate of La Salle Academy, Saint Anselm College,

and Fordham University. He joined the faculty at Bryant University in 1966, and subsequently

served as a Professor Emeritus in the Science Department until his retirement in 2011; and

     WHEREAS, Active in the community, Mr. Robinson served on the Warwick City

Council from 1984 through 1986, representing the people of the 9th Ward. He also served our

country honorably in the United States Navy Reserves; and

     WHEREAS, Harry Robinson led a full and rewarding life. He was an avid reader, sailor

and competitive tennis player, but watching his granddaughter play field hockey and lacrosse was

one of his greatest joys. He was also a member of the East Greenwich Yacht Club, the Warwick

Height’s Tennis Club, had been a coach for several youth sports leagues, and for fifty years, had

been a Communicant of St. Gregory the Great Church; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Harry Robinson left this world a far better place

because of his life’s endeavors. He was a steadfast gentleman and a loving family man who

enriched the lives of all who knew him 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 passing of Harry M. Robinson, Jr.; 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. Marlene Robinson and Family.

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