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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ROBERT A. CROWLEY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Barros, Abney, Melo, Kazarian, and Coughlin

     Date Introduced: March 10, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

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A. Crowley, the loving husband of fifty-two years to his wife, Sheryl, and the devoted father of

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Merritt Crowley. He is also survived by his beloved grandson, Zachary Robert Crowley-Barros,

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and Zachary's dad, our friend and colleague, Representative Jean Philippe Barros, and his

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brother-in-law, Kevin Exley and his wife, Carol; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Providence, Robert Crowley was the son of the late Clarence and

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Edith Crowley, and the brother of Marjorie Schlak. He was a lifelong resident of Scituate and a

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graduate of Scituate High School. He had attended the University of Rhode Island and continued

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his education, graduating from the National Mortgage School at Ohio State University; and

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     WHEREAS, Well respected in the industry, Mr. Crowley had worked in banking for

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forty-four years, earning the title of Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending at Citizens

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Bank before retiring in 2004; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to an abundance of business acumen, Mr. Crowley also

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possessed an equal measure of compassion. He regularly volunteered at the Boston soup kitchen

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and was an active and long-time member of the Boards of The Key Program and its affiliated

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foundation, Alternatives for Youth; and

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     WHEREAS, Always an active and contributing member of the community, Mr. Crowley

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served on the Scituate Town Council for ten years, four of which he was elected as President, and

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was a member of the original RI Convention Center Authority, the Quonset Development

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Corporation, the Roger Williams Family Association, and the North Scituate Baptist Church; and

 

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     WHEREAS, Upon his retirement, one of Bob Crowley's greatest joys was spending time

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with his grandson, Zach. He became active with the Boy Scouts again in order to spend time with

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Zach, and took particular pleasure in his annual family trip to Bermuda with Sheryl, Merritt and

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Zach, and two special trips with Sheryl and Zach, to Alaska, and later to Normandy, London, and

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Paris. He was also an avid sports fan who followed the Red Sox, New England Patriots and URI

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Rams basketball; and

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     WHEREAS, Robert Crowley was a man of integrity and humor, who was blessed with

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the love of his family and the trust and respect of his friends. He enriched the lives of all who

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

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

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Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Robert A.

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Crowley; 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 Sheryl Crowley and Family.

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