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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 DOROTHY K. BOYLAN

     Introduced By: Representatives Abney, Kennedy, McNamara, Slater, and O'Brien

     Date Introduced: December 14, 2020

     Referred To: Placed on the House Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Dorothy K. Boylan was born ten decades ago on October 4, 1920. The

"Roaring Twenties" were an age of dramatic social and political change in our country. 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, Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mrs. Boylan was the daughter of the late

Jeanette and George Karas. She grew up and spent most of her youth in Chicago, Illinois; and

     WHEREAS, Similar to many men and women of the "Greatest Generation," Mrs. Boylan

served our country with honor during World War II as a United States Navy Wave, stationed in

New York City, and subsequently became a member of the United States Navy Air Reserve in

Glenview, Illinois; and

     WHEREAS, Dorothy met and married Francis T. Boylan, who was a native of the City of

Newport, and for many years during the 1960s and 1970s, while he was employed by the United

States Navy Overseas Schools, they made their home in Washington, D.C.; and

     WHEREAS, The couple finally made their way to Rhode Island, settling in Middletown,

and later in the City-by-the-Sea, where Dorothy still resides today; and

     WHEREAS, Dorothy Boylan’s service to our country and her amazing grace has

enriched the lives of those around her and we are honored to share in the joyous celebration of her

100th Birthday; now, therefore be it

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

joins the family and friends of Dorothy K. Boylan in wishing her a very happy 100th Birthday.

We moreover wish her good health, peace of mind, and overwhelming happiness for many years

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 Dorothy K. Boylan.

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