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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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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 MILTON P. HANNAH

     Introduced By: Representatives Blazejewski, DeSimone, Regunberg, Carnevale, and

     Date Introduced: March 03, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Hannah, a longtime resident of the City of Providence, who was fondly known as the "Mayor of

Benefit Street"; and

     WHEREAS, Milton Hannah was the son of the late Milton P. and Ethyl Mary Hannah,

and the uncle of Donna Daniels, Heather Walley, and Michael Walley, and the grand uncle of

Aszur Hill and Jason Walley; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Hannah had served our country with honor and distinction in the United

States Navy. He was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design where he had earned his

degree in Industrial Design. He began his career as a silver designer at Reed and Barton in

Taunton, Massachusetts, and forty years later, retired as the company's Merchandise Manager;

and

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

was active in a panoply of local organizations including the Providence Preservation Society, the

Fox Point Neighborhood Association, Keep Providence Beautiful, and the Providence Art Club;

and

     WHEREAS, Milton Hannah was a steadfast gentleman who enriched the lives of all who

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

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Milton P.

Hannah.

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