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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2008

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

HONORING JAMES ROBERT MCTIGUE

ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 85TH BIRTHDAY

     Introduced By: Senators C Levesque, Felag, and Blais

     Date Introduced: June 17, 2008

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, James Robert McTigue was born eight and a half decades ago on April 19th

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of 1923. It was a time of vast changes in the United States and around the world. Vice President

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Calvin Coolidge assumed the Presidency of the United States when President Warren G. Harding

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passed away while in office, the cost of a first class stamp was 2¢, a loaf of bread was 9¢, and the

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average cost for a car was only $285; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Mr. McTigue’s parents, Nellie Carpenter

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and Francis McTigue, had emigrated from Ireland to the United States. Mr. McTigue made his

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home in Worcester for most of his life, until recently moving into an assisted living facility in

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Bristol, Rhode Island. He attended South High School, and like so many young men at the time,

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he enlisted in the Marine Corps the day after graduation; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. McTigue served his country with honor and distinction in the Third

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Division of the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He saw action in both Iwo

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Jima and Guam, and received the Purple Heart for his valor while serving in the Pacific Theater;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Upon returning from the service, Mr. McTigue met and fell in love with his

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beautiful bride of fifty years, the late Alfreda Kusmierski, who sadly passed away in 2000.

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Together, James and Alfreda raised four children, Suzanne Marie, Linda Jane, Nancy Elizabeth

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and James Robert McTigue, Jr. He has also been blessed with eight grandchildren, Seth,

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Jonathan and Sarah Magaziner of Bristol; Brendon, Jon and Kai Cornwell of Virginia; and

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Katrina and Georgiana McTigue of Virginia, and four wonderful sons and daughters-in-law, Ira

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Magaziner, John Bushee, and David Cornwell, and Carla McTigue; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. McTigue worked as a quality inspector for airplane and other precision

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metal parts at Wyman-Gordon Company in Worcester, Massachusetts until his retirement; and

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     WHEREAS, With a life that has thus far spanned eight and a half decades, James

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McTigue has blessed the lives of those around him. He treasures the love of his family, has pride

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in his Irish Heritage, endures the elation and exasperation of being a Red Sox fan, and is a “life-

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long and increasingly outspoken and committed Democrat.” Though having to endure many

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challenges throughout his life, including the Great Depression, World War II, and numerous

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health issues, James McTigue has never lost his spirit, his courage and his overall exuberance for

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life; 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 joins the family and many friends of James Robert McTigue in wishing him a very happy

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85th Birthday. We wish him good health and happiness for many years to come; 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 Suzanne Magaziner.

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