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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 JOHN H. ROLLINS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Almeida, Hull, Williams, Diaz, and McKiernan

     Date Introduced: May 13, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with much sadness that this House has learned of the passing of John H.

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Rollins, the husband of Julia M. Rollins, and father of five daughters, Cheryl Watkins and her

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husband, Michael, Lisa Ann Rollins, Johnna Marie Rollins, Tracey Rollins Spann and her

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husband, Christopher, and Dina Lee Rollins. He was also the proud grandfather of eight

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grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Providence, Mr. Rollins was a son of the late Rachel and James

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Rollins, Sr., and the brother of Mary McClain, Ella Robinson, Helen Gomes, Clarence Rollins,

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and the late James Rollins, Jr., Robert Rollins, Joseph Rollins, Melvina Washington, Susan

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Briggs, Grace Pierce, Ester Rollins and Pauline Scott; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Rollins graduated from La Salle Academy where he had been a star

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football player, and had attended the University of Rhode Island, which he left before graduating

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in order to try out with the Green Bay Packers in 1961. In 1964, he tried out for the New York

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Giants and later played for the Providence Steam Rollers and was a freshman football coach for

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Brown University; and

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     WHEREAS, A truly gifted athlete, Mr. Rollins was inducted into the Rhode Island

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Interscholastic Hall of Fame, University of Rhode Island Hall of Fame, La Salle Academy Hall of

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Fame and the Providence Gridiron Hall of Fame; and

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     WHEREAS, Before his retirement, Mr. Rollins had been employed as an MBE/WBE

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Coordinator for the City of Providence and had owned his own construction company. Always

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involved with helping the community, John took his commitment to a higher level, in a successful

 

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run for City Council. In addition, he was a lead force behind the South Side recreation center

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project, and was a member of the Roger Williams Day Care Board, the ProCap Board, as well as

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numerous other civic organizations; and

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     WHEREAS, John Rollins enriched the lives of all who knew him and he will forever be

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remembered and deeply missed by his family and friends; 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 its deepest sympathies to the entire Rollins Family on

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the passing of John H. Rollins; 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 duly certified copies of this resolution to Mrs. Julia M. Rollins and Family.

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