2020 -- H 8155

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

THANKING THE HONORABLE JOHN W. LYLE, JR., FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED

SERVICE IN THE RHODE ISLAND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Filippi, Casimiro, and Kazarian

     Date Introduced: December 14, 2020

     Referred To: Placed on the House Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, The Honorable John W. Lyle, Jr. was born in Providence in 1950. He

graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969, received an undergraduate degree from Barrington

College in 1974, a Master’s degree in education from Providence College in 1978, and his Juris

Doctorate degree from Suffolk University School of Law in 1992. He is married to Lori A. Lyle;

and

     WHEREAS, Representative Lyle is a retired educator who taught in the classroom and

served as an administrator for twenty-four years at Lincoln High School. He then proceeded to

serve for six years as the Principal at Central Falls High School and for two years as the Block

Island Superintendent of Schools; and

     WHEREAS, As a practicing attorney, Representative Lyle serves as an of-counsel

member of the Providence law firm of LaPlante, Sowa and Goldman, and has been an arbitrator

through the National Center for Dispute Settlement; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Lyle’s long and distinguished public service career include

prior periods as an elected member of the Rhode Island State Senate from 1980 to 1986 and from

1990 to 1994, serving from 1993 to 1994 as the Senate Minority Whip. In 2018, he was elected to

serve as a Representative in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from District 46,

representing the citizens of Lincoln and Pawtucket. He served as a member of the Committees on

Environment and Natural Resources, Health Education and Welfare, Labor, and Special

Legislation. He always served his constituents and the citizens of Rhode Island with integrity and

tireless devotion. His thoughtful demeanor and impeccable civility were qualities appreciated by

all of his colleagues; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Lyle is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the

Rhode Island Federation of Teacher Retirees and the Rhode Island Retired Principals’

Association. He was formerly a member of the Rhode Island PBS Board of Directors; now,

therefore be it

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

thanks Representative Lyle for his distinguished service in the Rhode Island House of

Representatives and his many years of exemplary public service; 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 the Honorable John W. Lyle, Jr.

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