08-R011

2008 -- H 7027

Enacted 01/02/08

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING REPRESENTATIVE PETER T. GINAITT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives Murphy, Fox, Malik, Watson, and Kilmartin

Date Introduced: January 02, 2008

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter T. Ginaitt graduated from Warwick Veterans High

School and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Resource Development from the University of Rhode

Island in 1983. In 1987, he attained his A.S. in Fire Science and in 1995, earned an A.S. in

Nursing from the Community College of Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, Peter is married to his lovely wife Sharon, and is the proud father of two

children, Bradford Thomas and Taylor Anne. He is a retired fire captain and has assumed the

duties of Director of Emergency Preparedness for Lifespan hospital network, a title he held with

Rhode Island Hospital for the past four years; and

     WHEREAS, In March of 1992, the Honorable Peter T. Ginaitt was elected to the Rhode

Island House of Representatives from District 33, which later became District 22, encompassing

Warwick Neck, Bayside and parts of the Oakland Beach neighborhood in the City of Warwick;

and

     WHEREAS, For more than fifteen years, the Honorable Peter Ginaitt has represented the

citizens of Rhode Island with distinction and integrity, earning the admiration of his colleagues

and the gratitude of his constituents. He served more than a decade as Chairman of the House

Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and was Vice Chair of the Committee on

Health, Education and Welfare; and

     WHEREAS, As a tireless advocate for his constituency, Representative Ginaitt has been

outspoken on many causes. He was instrumental in enacting legislation that allowed for the

dredging of Narragansett Bay, banning mercury from Rhode Island products, and lowering the

blood alcohol level to .08 for determining violations of drunk driving laws; and

     WHEREAS, In his capacity as a Warwick Fire Department veteran, Peter was one of the

first to respond to the tragic 2003 Station nightclub fire. Peter later dedicated countless hours at

the State House, working to amend the state’s fire code to insure that the events of the

heartrending evening would never be repeated; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his family, professional obligations and hectic State House

schedule, Peter is also a member of the Warwick Lodge of Elks #2196, the Scottish Rite, the F.A.

& A.M. Lodge 45 Nathaniel Greene, and the International Association of Firefighters. He has

also been a member of the NCSL Forum on Health Care and the Long Term Care Coordinating

Council; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Ginaitt has touched the lives of so many people through his

diligent efforts and with the legislation he has fought to enact. He is truly an extraordinary man,

who serves as a model of dedicated and conscientious civic service, and he is eminently worthy

of our gratitude and acknowledgement; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby honors Representative Peter T. Ginaitt as he concludes his service

in the Rhode Island General Assembly. We thank him for a job well done, and extend our sincere

wishes for his continued success, health, and happiness; and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Peter T. Ginaitt.

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