2020 -- H 7455 | |
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LC004370 | |
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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 | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Donovan, Speakman, Edwards, Mattiello, and Tanzi | |
Date Introduced: February 05, 2020 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, It is with sincere sadness that this House has learned of the passing of |
2 | Arthur P. Sousa, the beloved husband of the late Margaret Sousa for over seventy years, and the |
3 | cherished father of Robert Sousa and his wife, AnnDee, Sharon Wollschlager and her husband, |
4 | Warren, and the late Arthur Sousa, Jr.; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Mr. Sousa had reached the momentous distinction of becoming a |
6 | centenarian and was just twenty-one days shy of his 101st Birthday; and |
7 | WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of the Town of Bristol, Mr. Sousa was the son of the late |
8 | Antone and Maria Sousa; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Mr. Sousa had served as a volunteer firefighter |
10 | and a life member of the Defiance Hose Co. No.1 for a remarkable eighty-one years. He had |
11 | earned the rank of Lieutenant and was immensely proud of the fact that he was the oldest member |
12 | of the Bristol Fire Department; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Mr. Sousa was blessed with a large and loving family. He was the very |
14 | proud grandfather of Harold, Michael, David, Kevin and Jennifer Sousa, the great-grandfather of |
15 | Harold, Jr., Kyle, Samantha, Heidi, Michael, Thomas, Jacob and Emilia Sousa, and the great- |
16 | great-grandfather of Ryan Dwyer; and |
17 | WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Arthur Sousa left this world a far better place because |
18 | of his life’s endeavors. He was a steadfast gentleman, whose integrity and determination enriched |
19 | the lives of all who knew him and was an inspiration to us all; now, therefore be it |
20 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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1 | Providence Plantations hereby expresses its deepest sympathies on the passing of Arthur P. |
2 | Sousa; and be it further |
3 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
4 | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Robert Sousa and Family, and Sharon |
5 | Wollschlager and Family. |
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