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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2010

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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 RICHARD F. SIEBEN

     

     

     Introduced By: Senator C Levesque

     Date Introduced: January 12, 2010

     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 Richard

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F. “Red” Sieben, the devoted husband of fifty-six years to Yetta Sieben, and the loving father of

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four sons, Mark Sieben and his wife Lynn, David Sieben and his wife Bonnie, Richard Sieben

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and his former wife Susan, and Darryl Sieben and his wife Martha. He was also the doting

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grandfather of twelve grandchildren, Scott, Brian, Rebecca, Connor, Hannah, Lucas, Alexander,

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Nicholas, Julee, Timothy, Christina, and Megan; and

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     WHEREAS, Son of the late Curtis and Alberta Sieben, Mr. Sieben was born in

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Worcester, Massachusetts; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Sieben was a graduate of Salve Regina University, where he attained

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his B.A. in criminal justice. Upon graduation, he joined the Portsmouth Police Department,

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where he retired at the rank of Sergeant after twenty-seven years of service to the community; and

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     WHEREAS, A loyal and hardworking man, Mr. Sieben was also employed as a security

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guard at Jai Alai for many years. In his spare time, he enjoyed riding his motorcycle, which he

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regularly rode in the annual Newport Police Parade, dressed as a Keystone Cop; and

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

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Sieben’s family. He was a loving husband and father and a devoted grandfather, brother, and

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uncle. He enriched the lives of all who knew him and he will be dearly missed in the community;

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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 to Mrs. Yetta Sieben and the entire Sieben Family on

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the passing of Richard Sieben; and be it further

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

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Mrs. Yetta Sieben and Family.

     

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