10-R355

2010 -- H 8283

Enacted 06/10/10

 

 

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

HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JOHN J. LOUGHLIN, II, FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Fox, Watson, Ucci, Ehrhardt, and Trillo

     Date Introduced: June 10, 2010

 

     WHEREAS, On November 2nd of 2004, the Honorable John Loughlin, II, was elected to

the Rhode Island House of Representatives from District 71, which encompasses Little Compton

and portions of Portsmouth and Tiverton. Over the past six years, he has served his constituents

and the citizens of Rhode Island with distinction and integrity; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Loughlin has served as the House Minority Whip. He is also

a member on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the House Committee on Health,

Education, and Welfare, and the House Committee on Labor. During his tenure, he has earned

the admiration of his colleagues and the gratitude of his constituents; and

     WHEREAS, John J. Loughlin, II, graduated from Lincoln Senior High School. He

continued his education, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the State

University of New York in 1992, and attended the United States Army Command & General

Staff College, where he completed his degree in 1998; and

     WHEREAS, Married to his lovely wife, Susan, Representative Loughlin is the proud

father of two children, Victoria and Carrie. He enlisted in the Rhode Island National Guard in

1978, and spent ten years on flight status as a helicopter pilot. He retired from the US Army

Reserve in 2004 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Currently, he owns and operates Media-Rite LLC, and

is a Media Consultant; and

     WHEREAS, Active within the community, Representative Loughlin is a member of the

American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and, previously, the Tiverton Economic

Development Commission; and

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

his service to our country and his diligent efforts to enact legislation on behalf of his constituents.

He is a truly 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 John J. Loughlin, II, 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 health, happiness, and success; 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 John J. Loughlin, II.

     

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