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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2007

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

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MICHAEL P. CONROY

     Introduced By: Senators Paiva-Weed, and C Levesque

     Date Introduced: June 21, 2007

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Michael

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P. Conroy, the devoted husband for six years to Dorothy “Dolly” Conroy, and formerly to the late

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Irene Conroy. He was the loving father and father-in-law of Michael and Trudy, and Kathleen

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and Ron. He was also the stepfather of twins, Cynthia and Pamela, and the doting grandfather of

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eleven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Conroy was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School, and took

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courses in Animal Husbandry at Michigan State. He was a Blacksmith by trade, but also raised,

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trained, showed and judged horses at Upson and Downs Stable in Portsmouth, and was a senior

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judge for the American Horse Show Association; and

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     WHEREAS, Serving his country with honor and distinction in the United States Navy

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during World War II, Mr. Conroy was a second class Torpedo’s Mate stationed at Pearl Harbor.

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He was later employed as a Torpedo Technician at the Underwater Ordinance in Newport for

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twenty-six years, and as a machine apprentice for three years; and

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     WHEREAS, Always actively contributing within the community, Mr. Conroy was a

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member of the Newport Horseman’s Association, a 4-H leader for the Aquidneck Riders, a

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lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Naval Underwater Retirement

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Association; and

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     WHEREAS, Our thoughts and hearts hold great empathy and sorrow for the entire

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Conroy Family. He was a loving husband, a devoted father, grandfather and great grandfather,

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and he enriched the lives of all who knew him. He will be dearly missed and fondly remembered;

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now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Michael P. Conroy; 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 duly certified copies of this resolution to Dorothy Conroy and Family

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