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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2007

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING JULIA HART REED AND SENATOR JOHN FRANCIS "JACK" REED

ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF THE BIRTH OF THEIR DAUGHTER EMILY HART

REED

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Murphy, Fox, Lima, Kilmartin, and E Coderre

     Date Introduced: January 09, 2007

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, On Friday, January 5, 2007, the Honorable Jack Reed and his lovely wife

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Julia Hart Reed were blessed with the joyous birth of their first child, daughter Emily Hart Reed;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Beautiful Emily has already taken center stage at the Reed's home, arriving

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two weeks past her due date, and weighing in at a healthy 7 pounds, 8 ounces; and

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     WHEREAS, Emily's doting parents met during an official Senate trip to Afghanistan in

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2002. They were engaged in late 2004, and married at the Roman Catholic Chapel at West Point

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on April 16, 2005; and

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. Reed is an Iowa native although she spent much of her childhood in

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Maryland. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland and is a longtime professional Senate

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staffer. Her duties include arranging international travel for the Senators; and

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     WHEREAS, Senator Reed was first elected to the United States Senate in 1996, and is

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currently serving his second term in the Senate. He previously served in the United States House

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of Representatives for six years, and as a Rhode Island State Senator for three terms. He is a

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native of Providence, Rhode Island, and was educated at the United States Military Academy at

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West Point where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. He attained his Masters in Public

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Policy and his law degree from Harvard University; and

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     WHEREAS, Emily Hart Reed does not yet realize how truly fortunate she is to have been

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born into such a loving and vibrant family who will surely pamper, nurture, and adore her; now,

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therefore be it

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

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Providence Plantations hereby offers our warmest congratulations to Senator and Mrs. Reed on

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the momentous occasion of the birth of their beautiful daughter Emily. May all her days be

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happy, healthy and filled with love; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Julia Hart Reed and Senator Jack Reed.

     

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