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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WILLIAM WALSH | |
CORCORAN | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Carson, Abney, and Shekarchi | |
Date Introduced: February 04, 2021 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this House has learned of the passing of William |
2 | Walsh Corcoran, the beloved husband of the late Mary Corcoran, the devoted father and father- |
3 | in-law of Mary Ellen Corcoran, William and Karen Corcoran, Andrew Corcoran, Mardie |
4 | Corcoran and Paul Leys, Frank Corcoran, Jane Corcoran and Tony Leach, Dave Galvin and the |
5 | late Anne Corcoran Galvin. He was the proud grandfather of fourteen grandchildren; and |
6 | WHEREAS, William Corcoran, affectionately known as “Bill” to his many friends, and |
7 | “Pop” to his loving family, was a life-long resident of the City of Newport. He was the brother of |
8 | Michael Corcoran, Edward Corcoran, Sr. Anne Corcoran, and the late Rev. John Corcoran. He |
9 | graduated from Rogers High School and the Portsmouth Priory, and earned his Bachelor's degree |
10 | from Brown University and his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Mr. Corcoran served our country as a deep sea diver in the United States |
12 | Navy, where he specialized in submarine rescue. Upon completing his service, he began a long |
13 | and successful career as an attorney and senior counsel at Corcoran, Peckham, Hayes, Leys & |
14 | Olaynack, P.C.; and |
15 | WHEREAS, In 1966, Mr. Corcoran was elected to the Newport City Council, serving |
16 | from 1967 until 1971. He was also a member of the Redevelopment Agency of Newport, where |
17 | his efforts and vision helped to transform the City by the Sea's waterfront from an industrial |
18 | center to a renowned scenic harbor and successful shopping district; and |
19 | WHEREAS, A staunch advocate for historical preservation, Mr. Corcoran lent his legal |
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1 | expertise to the Newport Preservation Society, brokering the purchase of some of the Society's |
2 | most significant properties. He remained an active member of the Preservation Society for |
3 | decades. He was also a trustee for the John Clarke Trust for more than four decades, a member of |
4 | the Thompson Scholarship Committee, the Council for the Visiting Nurse Service for many |
5 | decades, and a member of the Board of Directors of Bank Newport for more than four decades; |
6 | and |
7 | WHEREAS, Bill Corcoran was a beloved family man, a friend to many, and a dedicated |
8 | and altruistic member of his community, who opened his heart to all and Lily Pond to anyone |
9 | who loved fishing and ice skating. He will be dearly missed and always remembered; now, |
10 | therefore be it |
11 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
12 | extends deepest condolences to the Corcoran Family on the passing of William Walsh Corcoran; |
13 | and be it further |
14 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
15 | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Mary Ellen Corcoran, William Corcoran, |
16 | Andrew Corcoran, Mardie Corcoran, Frank Corcoran, and Jane Corcoran. |
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