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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

JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF ARTHUR MEDEIROS

     Introduced By: Representatives Speakman, Corvese, Kennedy, McNamara, and O'Brien

     Date Introduced: December 14, 2020

     Referred To: Placed on the House Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Arthur Medeiros was born ten decades ago on May 10, 1920. The "Roaring

Twenties" were an age of dramatic social and political change in our country as women were

finally given the right to vote and a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation,

transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages began; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Medeiros grew up in the Town of North Providence, which was mostly

farmland at the time. He entered the United States Army as an infantryman during World War II,

where he was wounded three times during the Battle of the Bulge in Europe, and was awarded

three Purple Hearts, and the Silver and Bronze Stars; and

     WHEREAS, In 1941, Mr. Medeiros married the love of his life, Irene, and together they

raised their two daughters. He was employed as a truck driver, which often took him across the

states, and became a loyal member of the Teamsters Union, from which he retired in 1982; and

     WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Medeiros possessed a passion for music. During his

youth, after not being accepted by the by the Providence Chapter because of an overabundance of

trombonists, he joined the Attleboro Federation of Musicians. In February of 1954, he was finally

granted his Providence card, and maintained his membership for over sixty-six years; and

     WHEREAS, For more than forty years, Mr. Medeiros led the "Arthur Medeiros Big

Band" where he was renowned and beloved for not only his musical leadership, but also for his

keen sense of humor and story-telling abilities, which kept the audiences and even the band

members roaring with laughter. In addition, he has taught music, led youth bands, and performed

for numerous dignitaries and fellow musicians including President and Hillary Clinton, Liberace,

Sammy Davis Jr., Al Martino, and Patty Page; and

     WHEREAS, At the magnificent and monumental age of 100, Arthur Medeiros is still

going strong, delighting his senior home neighbors in Bristol with wild tales and amusing

anecdotes and continuing to play golf. He has been Chair of the Local's golf committee five

times, and often travels to Florida during the winter months to enjoy the beautiful golf courses in

the Sunshine State; and

     WHEREAS, Arthur Medeiros's life and accomplishments thus far are awe-inspiring. He

has a legion of family and friends who love and adore him, and who held an amazing and raucous

100-car parade to honor his 100th Birthday. We are likewise pleased to join in the joyous

celebration of his birthday; now, therefore be it

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

wishes a very happy 100th Birthday to Arthur Medeiros and moreover wish for his continued

good health, happiness, and many more holes-in-one to come; 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 Mr. Arthur Medeiros.

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