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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE

HENRY C. ROSE

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Boylan, Kennedy,
Lima, Dawson, Chippendale, Corvese, and McNamara

     Date Introduced: April 04, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Honorable Henry C. Rose, the beloved husband of the late Diane Rose, and a well-respected

former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; and

     WHEREAS, Born in the City of Pawtucket, Mr. Rose was a son of the late Henry and

Mary Rose, and the brother of Florence Agresti, Francis Rose, and the late Thomas Rose. He

attended LaSalle Academy, earned his Bachelor’s degree at Providence College, and from 1962

to 1966, served our country in the United States Coast Guard; and

     WHEREAS, A hard-working family man, Mr. Rose was the devoted father of Sherry

Rose-Harritos and her husband, Vasilios, and Henry Rose and his wife, Jacqueline, and the very

proud grandfather of three grandchildren, Nicholas, Henry and Victoria. He had been the operator

of the Rose Furniture Company in East Providence for many years until his retirement; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Rose was a longtime resident of the City of East Providence and had

served as a member of the East Providence Planning Board from 1982 to 1992, and in November

of 1992, was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives where he served for sixteen

years. During his tenure in the House, he earned the title of Deputy Speaker and was also a

member of the House Finance Committee, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the

Joint Small Business Committee; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Rose was Treasurer of the East Providence Democratic City

Committee, and was instrumental in securing the jaws of life for the City of East Providence. He

was also a member of numerous professional and civic organizations including, the Retail

Furniture Dealers, the America Planning Association, the National Association of Small

Businessmen, the Prince Henry Club and the East Providence Council 1528, Knights of

Columbus, and had been honored with the Yvonne Cabral Community Service Award in 2002;

and

     WHEREAS, Our thoughts and hearts hold great empathy and sorrow for the family of

Henry Rose. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who enriched the lives of all who

knew him, and he will be dearly missed in the community; now, therefore be it

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

extends deepest condolences on the passing of the Honorable Henry C. Rose; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Sherry Rose-Harritos and Family, and Henry

Rose and Family.

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