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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 AND HONORING ROSEMARY BOOTH GALLOGLY FOR HER

DEDICATED AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, Mattiello, DeSimone, Gallison, and Naughton

     Date Introduced: March 26, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Rosemary Booth Gallogly, Director of the Department of Revenue for the

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State of Rhode Island, has led a life replete with civic devotion and honest hard work; and

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     WHEREAS, In preparation for her future accomplishments, Ms. Gallogly received her

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undergraduate degree with distinction, and her Master's degree in Business Administration from

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the University of Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1980, Ms. Gallogly began working with the state's Budget Office as an

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Assistant Budget Analyst Trainee. A whirlwind of energy and a truly brilliant individual, she

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worked as a Budget Officer for nine years and was later promoted to the position of Director of

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Administration and named the Acting Director of Department of Revenue; and

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     WHEREAS, In 2010, Ms. Gallogly was appointed Director for the Rhode Island

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Department of Revenue by then-Governor Chafee who praised her work stating that she was

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"universally praised by those who have worked with and for her." Over the course of her career,

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she has served under six Governors and has devoted three and a half decades in service to our

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state; and

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     WHEREAS, Ms. Gallogly's many responsibilities include the administration and

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evaluation of the state's revenue policies and practices, and the lottery system, and financial

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oversight of the state's municipalities; and

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     WHEREAS, A vital member of several commissions and organizations Ms. Gallogly was

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a member of the State Investment Commission, the Public Finance Management Board, the

 

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Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, and Director of the Eastern Region of the National

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Association of State Budget Officers, to name just a few; and

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     WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Ms. Gallogly has earned a plethora of honors

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and awards for her contributions and achievements including, the Robert M. Goodrich

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Distinguished Public Service Award from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the

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Gloria Timmer Award from the National Association of State Budget Officers; and

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     WHEREAS, The life and accomplishments of Rosemary Booth Gallogly stand as

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testament to her commitment to serving our state. She is a woman of unsurpassed character and

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has earned the unqualified admiration and respect of all who have been privileged enough to

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work by her side; 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 and honors Rosemary Booth Gallogly for thirty-five

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years of dedicated service to the people of the state. We applaud her myriad accomplishments,

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and wish her good health, much happiness, and some well-earned time to spend with her husband,

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Bill, and her daughters, Victoria and Katarina; 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 Rosemary Booth Gallogly.

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