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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2011 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF THE VENERABLE ROS | |
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MEY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Slater, and Diaz | |
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Date Introduced: January 27, 2011 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of the |
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Venerable Ros Mey, the Chov Atika and President of the Khmer Buddhist Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Born into a large family in Svay Rolom, Kandal in Cambodia, his Holiness, |
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the Venerable Ros Mey was the son of Ouch Mey and Soeum Mon. He worked for the |
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Cambodian government as a land surveyor and was married to the late Syathun Mey. Together, |
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they had seven children; and |
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WHEREAS, During 1975, the Mey family and the entire country of Cambodia were |
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imprisoned by the Khmer Rouge, communist regime. Years of savage war and the genocide of |
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more than a million people in Cambodia also brought tragedy to the Mey family, who lost one |
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son and three daughters during these tumultuous years. In 1979, the Mey family were resettled in |
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refugee camp Khoa I Dang in Thailand; and |
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WHEREAS, The Mey family came to Rhode Island on February 12th of 1982 to make |
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their home. Eleven years later, Ros Mey was ordained as the Cambodian Buddhist monk at Wat |
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Thormikaram of Rhode Island; and |
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WHEREAS, Becoming ordained as a Buddhist monk requires an immense sacrifice. It is |
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a decision to leave behind all of one’s belongings, necessities, and attachments, including all ties |
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to one’s family members, in search of the truth and peaceful path; and |
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WHEREAS, There is no doubt that the life and sacrifices of his Holiness, the Venerable |
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Ros Mey left this world a far better place. His efforts uplifted and enriched the lives of all who |
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knew him, and his empathy and compassion were boundless and an inspiration to us all; now, |
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therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of his Holiness, |
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the Venerable Ros Mey; 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 the Khmer Buddhist Society Temple of Rhode |
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Island. |
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