2020 -- H 8163

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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

HONORING REPRESENTATIVE MOIRA J. WALSH FOR HER SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE

OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

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

     Date Introduced: December 14, 2020

     Referred To: Placed on the House Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, In November of 2016, the Honorable Moira Walsh was elected to the Rhode

Island House of Representatives from District 3, which encompasses neighborhoods in the City of

Providence. Over the ensuing four years, she has served her constituents and the State of Rhode

Island with distinction, energy, and determination; and

     WHEREAS, During her tenure in the General Assembly, Representative Walsh has been

a member of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; and

     WHEREAS, As an outspoken advocate and resolute voice for members of the working

class, Representative Walsh assisted in reforming the state's tipped minimum wage law which

ultimately led to its first increase in nearly two decades; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Representative Walsh sponsored legislation reinstating no-fare

bus passes for low-income elderly and disabled Rhode Islanders, and has worked diligently on

addressing poverty, preventing opioid overdose deaths, advancing equality, and promoting health

care for all; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Moira Walsh graduated from Classical High School in

Providence and attended Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island. She

is the very proud mother of Malcolm Caminero; and

     WHEREAS, F. Scott Fitzgerald wisely stated, "never confuse a single defeat with a final

defeat" and so it is with certainty that Representative Walsh will rise and continue to represent

and support the hard-working people of our state; now, therefore be it

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

honors Representative Moira Walsh as she concludes her service in the Rhode Island General

Assembly. We moreover extend our wishes for her continued health and happiness; 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 Moira J. Walsh.

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