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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 DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF E. JAMES MCENANEY,

JR.

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, DeSimone, Lima, and Jacquard

     Date Introduced: June 02, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with utmost sadness that this House has learned of the passing of E.

James McEnaney, Jr., beloved husband for sixty-seven years to his high school sweetheart, Olga

McEnaney, and the cherished father of Cheryl McEnaney and her partner, Peter Chemel, Randall

McEnaney, E.J. McEnaney, III, Esq., and his wife, Rhonda, and daughter-in-law Nancy Cerussi.

He was also the very proud grandfather of Randall, Elizabeth, and Edward James, IV; and

     WHEREAS, Born in New London, Connecticut, Mr. McEnaney was the son of the late

Edward James and Gladys McEnaney and the brother of Patricia Glynn and her husband, Edward,

the late Thomas McEnaney, and brother- and sister-in-law, Dr. Arthur and Lorraine Mansillo; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. McEnaney was a graduate of the Bulkeley School and served our

country with honor in the United States Navy. Upon returning from service, he studied broadcast

journalism at the University of Connecticut where he launched his radio career at New London's

WNLC; and

     WHEREAS, In 1952, Jim and his wife, Olga, moved to her home state of Rhode Island,

where he spent the next two decades in radio, first as the morning man with Salty Brine on

WEAN and subsequently in management at WHIM, WICE, WJAR and WLKW. He also hosted

the daily "Streets of the City," and his distinctive voice was highly sought after for ad campaigns;

and

     WHEREAS, During the 1960s, Jim and his wife purchased a fine clothing shop "Ida

Leach" which they ran for the almost thirty years. Jim also served at the Rhode Island

Department of Transportation and RIPTA, retiring when he was in his eighties; and

     WHEREAS, Over the course of his illustrious life, Mr. McEnaney was honored with

numerous awards including being nominated for induction into the Rhode Island Radio Hall Of

Fame; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his love for his wife and his family, Mr. McEnaney was a

passionate music lover and an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox, the Providence College Friars, the

Boston Celtics, and the New England Patriots. He also enjoyed golf and tennis, and was a

member and served on the Board of Directors at the Metacomet Country Club, and was a member

of the Alpine Country Club. For more than two decades, he and his family had summered at

Wesquage in Narragansett, where they forged many enduring, treasured friendships; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Jim McEnaney left this world a far better place

because of his life’s endeavors. He was a kind, compassionate, and good-natured gentleman,

whose ready wit and smiling face enriched the lives of all who knew him and will long be

remembered; 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 E. James

McEnaney, Jr.; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Olga McEnaney and Family.

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