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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 DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ARTHUR P. SOUSA

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Donovan, Speakman, Edwards, Mattiello, and Tanzi

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2020

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with sincere sadness that this House has learned of the passing of

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Arthur P. Sousa, the beloved husband of the late Margaret Sousa for over seventy years, and the

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cherished father of Robert Sousa and his wife, AnnDee, Sharon Wollschlager and her husband,

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Warren, and the late Arthur Sousa, Jr.; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Sousa had reached the momentous distinction of becoming a

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centenarian and was just twenty-one days shy of his 101st Birthday; and

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     WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of the Town of Bristol, Mr. Sousa was the son of the late

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Antone and Maria Sousa; and

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     WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Mr. Sousa had served as a volunteer firefighter

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and a life member of the Defiance Hose Co. No.1 for a remarkable eighty-one years. He had

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earned the rank of Lieutenant and was immensely proud of the fact that he was the oldest member

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of the Bristol Fire Department; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Sousa was blessed with a large and loving family. He was the very

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proud grandfather of Harold, Michael, David, Kevin and Jennifer Sousa, the great-grandfather of

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Harold, Jr., Kyle, Samantha, Heidi, Michael, Thomas, Jacob and Emilia Sousa, and the great-

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great-grandfather of Ryan Dwyer; and

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     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Arthur Sousa left this world a far better place because

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of his life’s endeavors. He was a steadfast gentleman, whose integrity and determination enriched

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the lives of all who knew him and was an inspiration to us all; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

 

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Providence Plantations hereby expresses its deepest sympathies on the passing of Arthur P.

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Sousa; and be 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 duly certified copies of this resolution to Robert Sousa and Family, and Sharon

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Wollschlager and Family.

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