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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF RETIRED PROVIDENCE | |
POLICE DETECTIVE STEPHEN J. SPRINGER | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Hull, Blazejewski, Shekarchi, Craven, Tanzi, Donovan, | |
Date Introduced: March 30, 2021 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Stephen |
2 | J. Springer, the devoted husband of Virginia McGinn, and the brother of Nancy Ellen Russen and |
3 | her husband, Herbert, Phyllis Ventura and her husband, David, and the late Harold "Buddy" |
4 | Springer of Tiverton; and |
5 | WHEREAS, A Providence native, Mr. Springer had also been a resident of Chepachet, |
6 | and over the past ten years, had made his home in the Town of Barrington; and |
7 | WHEREAS, For thirty-five years, Mr. Springer served and protected the residents of the |
8 | City of Providence within the City's Police Department, retiring at the rank of Detective. Upon |
9 | his retirement, he worked as an inspector in the office of the Rhode Island Attorney General from |
10 | 2004 to 2017; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Mr. Springer’s dedication and service to the community and his profession |
12 | earned him the Medal of Valor in 1984, the Rhode Island Justice Assistance "Neil Houston |
13 | Award" in 2001, and induction into the Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame in 2018; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Admired and revered, Mr. Springer earned numerous accolades from his |
15 | "Brothers in Blue" including, "an unstoppable investigator, a true professional, a great detective, |
16 | and just a tenacious investigator"; and |
17 | WHEREAS, In addition to his family and police work, Mr. Springer was described as a |
18 | "renaissance man" who enjoyed woodworking, restoring bicycles, and telling "decades-old stories |
19 | rich in detail"; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Detective Springer faced many challenges over the course of his career and |
2 | there is no doubt that he has left this world a far safer and better place because of his life’s |
3 | endeavors. He will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it |
4 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
5 | recognizes and honors the dedicated service of Retired Detective Stephen Springer and extends |
6 | our deepest sympathies to his entire family on his passing; and be it further |
7 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized an directed to |
8 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Virginia McGinn. |
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