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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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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 KENNETH ALLEN

MAXWELL

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Filippi, Blazejewski, Serpa, Tanzi, Fogarty, J Lombardi,
and Bennett

     Date Introduced: March 22, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with deepest sympathy that this House has learned of the passing of

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Kenneth Allen Maxwell, beloved husband of Arlene Tunney, father of Allen Maxwell and his

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wife, Cathy, and Wendy Koke and her husband, John, and the very proud grandfather of Ben

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Nelson, Kenneth Daniel Maxwell, Caitlin Hoffman, Rebecca Koke, Ben Koke, Mary Koke

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Caillo, Andrew Koke, and Hannah Koke; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Maxwell was the son of Albert and Mary Rife

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Maxwell. He grew up in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Tufts on an NROTC

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scholarship. Upon graduation, he served in the United States Navy, where he flew helicopters and

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was a search and rescue pilot. In addition, he was a flight instructor in Pensacola, and spent a

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year in Iceland searching for Russian submarines as an ASW pilot, and received a Sikorsky ā€œSā€

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for rescuing scientists from the newly emerged Surtsey volcano in Iceland; and

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     WHEREAS, Upon receiving an employment offer from American Airlines, Mr. Maxwell

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retired at the rank of Commander, and became a Naval Reservist, serving for a time as the base

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Commander at Lakehurst Naval Air Station. For nineteen years, he flew for American,

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eventually retiring in order to spend more time with his family and enjoying life; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Maxwell and his wife were avid sailors who won many sailing awards

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on their yacht the Last Drop. He also served as Chair of the Killingworth, Connecticut Inland

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Wetlands Commission and was fundraising Chair for the construction of the Killingworth

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Library, raising an amazing $1 million. In addition, he loved to garden, and sold his excess

 

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produce to benefit the Mary D. Fund; and

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     WHEREAS, Ken Maxwell was an accomplished man who served this country with honor

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and was blessed with a large and loving family, an exciting career, and wonderful adventures

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during his retirement years. He was cherished and admired and will be deeply missed by all who

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knew him; now, therefore be

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

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expresses its condolences on the passing of Kenneth Allen Maxwell; 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 a duly certified copy of this resolution to Arlene Tunney and Family.

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