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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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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 | |
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HONORING FORMER GOVERNOR BRUCE SUNDLUN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS | |
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90TH BIRTHDAY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Paiva-Weed, Connors, Algiere, P Fogarty, and Raptakis | |
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Date Introduced: January 20, 2010 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, The year 1920 was a time of great happenings in the United States. |
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Woodrow Wilson was President, prohibition was in effect, and The Honorable Bruce Sundlun |
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was born on the 19th of January in Providence, Rhode Island; and |
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WHEREAS, Upon graduation from Williams College, The Honorable Bruce Sundlun |
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served his country with honor and distinction as a pilot during World War II. He was shot down |
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over Nazi-occupied Belgium in 1943 and was later awarded the Purple Heart, the Distinguished |
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Flying Cross, the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster from the United States, and Chevalier of the |
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Légion d'honneur from the Republic of France; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning stateside, The Honorable Bruce Sundlun attained his law |
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degree from Harvard University and began practicing law. He served from 1949 to 1951 as an |
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Assistant United States Attorney, and from 1954 to 1972 as Special Assistant to the United States |
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Attorney General; and |
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WHEREAS, From the 1960s through the 1990s, The Honorable Bruce Sundlun built a |
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reputation as a savvy and successful businessman, and in 1991, after a landslide victory, he was |
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sworn in as the 71st Governor of Rhode Island; and |
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WHEREAS, Some people never retire, although they do occasionally relinquish their |
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driver’s license. Such has been the case for The Honorable Bruce Sundlun. He continues to be |
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active with lectures, writing, and promoting innumerable ideas to enhance and improve life in our |
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Ocean State; 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 honors Governor Bruce Sundlun on the occasion of his 90th birthday. We furthermore |
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thank him for his leadership, especially during the financial quagmire of the early 1990s, and we |
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extend our best wishes for his continued success, health, and happiness; 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 The Honorable Bruce Sundlun. |
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