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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2009

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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 KENNETH A. LAGERQUIST

     Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: April 02, 2009

     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

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Kenneth A. Lagerquist, the devoted husband for fifty-six years of Emily Lagerquist and the

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loving father of four daughters, Karen Tripodi and her husband Dennis, Lynn Simon, Lisa Varney

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and Gail Cameron. He was also the proud grandfather of ten grandchildren and one great-

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grandchild; and  

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Lagerquist served the United States with honor and distinction in the

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United State Army Air Corps/USAF during World War II; and  

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     WHEREAS, Upon his return from the service, Mr. Lagerquist graduated from the

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University of Rhode Island, and later founded the Evergreen Tree & Landscape company, which

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he ran until his retirement; and  

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Lagerquist was a member of numerous professional organizations

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including serving as the Past President of the Rhode Island Arborist’s Association, the Rhode

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Island Nursery and Landscape Association (RINLA) and the New England Nurserymen’s

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Association. He also worked on the Learning Landscape Project at the University of Rhode

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Island, which he helped to develop; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Lagerquist was inducted into the Rhode Island Agricultural Hall of

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Fame for his significant contributions to Rhode Island’s agriculture through his service as

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Executive Director of RINLA for eighteen years; and  

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     WHEREAS, Active in his church, Mr. Lagerquist was a former Senior Warden, served as

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a Eucharistic Minister, and was a faithful member of the congregation at the Church of Good

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Shepherd in Pawtucket. He also initiated the Church Community Gardens, worked for the

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Episcopal Charities, and served on both the Stewardship and the Outreach Committees; and  

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Lagerquist also dedicated his time and talents to the betterment of the

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community. He was a Trustee and Chairman of the Seekonk Library Board of Trustees, served

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on the Water District for fourteen years, and was a member of the Conservation Committee for

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twenty-seven years; and  

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     WHEREAS, Our thoughts and hearts hold great empathy and sorrow for Kenneth

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Lagerquist’s family. He was a loving husband, a devoted father, grandfather and great-

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grandfather, and a hardworking man who always gave back to the community; now, therefore be

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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 to Mrs. Lagerquist and the entire Lagerquist Family on

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the passing of Kenneth A. Lagerquist. He enriched the lives of all who knew him and will be

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dearly missed; 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 Mrs. Emily Lagerquist and Family.

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