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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DANIEL P. MURPHY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Roberts, Nardone, Chippendale, Jackson, and Serpa | |
Date Introduced: January 15, 2020 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, Daniel P. Murphy of Coventry, passed away on August 23, 2019, after a |
2 | courageous battle with cancer. He was the devoted husband of Patricia Murphy for twenty-eight |
3 | years; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Mr. Murphy graduated from Rhode Island College with a degree in English |
5 | and from the University of Rhode Island with a Master’s degree in Library Science. For nearly |
6 | two decades, he worked as a reference librarian for the Coventry Public Library. He was also a |
7 | talented writer who had just completed his first novel; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Mr. Murphy was a beloved member of the community who was widely |
9 | admired for his jovial personality, his great wit, his ability to make people laugh, and for being a |
10 | great conversationalist and storyteller. He was passionate about jazz and other forms of music, |
11 | history, and reading. He was also known for his sartorial style which included his signature bow- |
12 | ties, and for swimming and hiking frequently near Johnson’s Pond with his beloved Golden |
13 | Retriever Rango; and |
14 | WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Patricia, Mr. Murphy leaves behind his mother |
15 | Margaret, his godson Alejandro Camerena, his brother-in-law Douglas Olney, his sister-in-law |
16 | Catherine Olney-Vincent and his brother-in-law Scott Vincent and their daughter Stephanie, and |
17 | his in-laws Douglas and Helen Olney. He also leaves behind his sister Marianne Murphy and her |
18 | son, Jordan, his sister Christine Foley Murphy and her daughters Rebecca and Brynn and his |
19 | brother Matthew Murphy, sister-in-law Laura and their children Noah and Scarlett. He also leaves |
20 | behind Maria Gomez, whom he considered to be a beloved mother, and his good friends Kathleen |
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1 | St. Pierre and Gicela Baez, whom he considered to be his sisters; and |
2 | WHEREAS, Mr. Murphy will be forever remembered by his loved ones and many |
3 | friends for the abundant joy he brought to their lives on a daily basis and for his numerous acts of |
4 | kindness bestowed on so many people. He will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him; |
5 | now, therefore be it |
6 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
7 | Providence Plantations hereby expresses its condolences to the Murphy Family on the passing of |
8 | Daniel P. Murphy; and be it further |
9 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
10 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Patricia Murphy and Family. |
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