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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

CONGRATULATING DUNCAN C. SPEEL ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE

WOONSOCKET HOUSING AUTHORITY AFTER MORE THAN THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS

OF EXEMPLARY AND DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF WOONSOCKET

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Morin, and Casey

     Date Introduced: March 12, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Duncan C. Speel graduated from the Wentworth Institute with an

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Associate's degree in Applied Science, and the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of

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Science degree in Public Administration. Mr. Speel served our nation with honor and integrity in

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the military during the Vietnam era; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Speel began his distinguished public service career more than thirty-

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eight years ago, on September 20, 1976, when he was hired by the Woonsocket Housing

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Authority. From his first day on the job, his colleagues and superiors noticed his attention to

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detail, his tireless work ethic and his innovative approach to problem solving. As a result, he

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began to rise in the ranks, culminating with his promotion to the position of Deputy Director; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Speel participated in numerous training programs throughout his career

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including, those offered by the Institute for Real Estate Management, the National Association of

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Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), The National Center for Housing Management

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(NCHM) and with Nan McKay & Associates. All of this training allowed Mr. Speel to gather an

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immense amount of knowledge regarding Real Estate and Housing issues, and enabled him to

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establish a highly regarded preventative maintenance program for all of the Woonsocket Housing

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Authority's property and equipment. The establishment of this program has kept the Woonsocket

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Housing Authority's properties in better shape than most other public housing authorities across

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the nation; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Speel has served as the Woonsocket Housing Authority's Acting

 

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Executive Director several times over his exemplary career and in this capacity, he was an

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instrumental component in the establishment and development of the Woonsocket Housing

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Authority's St. Germain Assisted Living facility; and

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     WHEREAS, Duncan Speel is an active parishioner at St. James Church in Woonsocket.

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He and his wife Jeanne live in Blackstone, Massachusetts, and they enjoy spending time with

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their two grown children and four grandchildren; 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 congratulates Mr. Duncan C. Speel on his retirement from the

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Woonsocket Housing Authority after more than thirty-eight years of distinguished and dedicated

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service to the citizens of Woonsocket; 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 Mr. Duncan C. Speel.

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