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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE | |
JAMES JOSEPH SPEARMAN | |
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Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, Burke, and E Morgan | |
Date Introduced: May 03, 2022 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of the |
2 | Honorable James Joseph Spearman of Coventry. He was the devoted husband of Audrey |
3 | Spearman for fifty-eight years; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Mr. Spearman was the son of the late James and Agnes Spearman. He |
5 | graduated from LaSalle Academy in 1959 and proceeded to serve our nation with distinction in |
6 | the United States Army with the rank of SP4; and |
7 | WHEREAS, After receiving his honorable discharge from the Army, Mr. Spearman |
8 | became the proprietor of a Pepperidge Farms franchise for more than seventeen years. He later |
9 | became a realtor for the Century 21 Towne Crier Agency in Coventry where he excelled and |
10 | achieved numerous sales goals and awards thanks to his tireless work ethic and business acumen; |
11 | and |
12 | WHEREAS, Mr. Spearman was also a dedicated public servant who served on the |
13 | Coventry Town Council for eighteen years, and had served as a Past Vice President. Most |
14 | currently, he was serving as the Town Sergeant of Coventry; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Mr. Spearman was involved in youth baseball in Coventry for many years, |
16 | and served as a Coach and President of the Coventry Babe Ruth League for forty-seven years. He |
17 | also established and coached in the Central Coventry Little League, founded the Coventry |
18 | Basketball Association, and served as a Cub Scouts Master; and |
19 | WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Audrey, Mr. Spearman leaves behind his children, |
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1 | Colleen Printer and her husband, Timothy, James Spearman, Michael Spearman and his wife, |
2 | Catherine, and was the proud grandfather of Timothy Printer and his wife, Erika, Kathryn Printer, |
3 | Ethan Spearman, William Spearman, Ella Spearman, and Mary Spearman. He was also the |
4 | brother of Maureen Jordan; now, therefore be it |
5 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its deepest |
6 | condolences on the passing of James Joseph Spearman; and be it further |
7 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
8 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Audrey Spearman and Family. |
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