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2003 -- S 1176 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2003 | |
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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 FATHER RAYMOND M. KELLY FOR FIFTY-FOUR YEARS OF UNSELFISH | |
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COMMITMENT AND DEVOTION IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, and Ruggerio | |
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Date Introduced: June 26, 2003 | |
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Referred To: Senate held on desk | |
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WHEREAS, Father Raymond M. Kelly, a catholic priest for 54 years, exemplifies the |
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ideals of a devoted spiritual leader and an enthusiastic and faithful neighborhood pastor; and |
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WHEREAS, Father Kelly, pastor of St. Patrick Parish since 1971, has endeared himself |
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to all the parishioners, students, families, and school staff who have had the privilege to know and |
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work with him, by his compassion and willingness to give of himself to St. Patrick’s Church and |
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school; and |
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WHEREAS, The most memorable event of Father Kelly’s arrival to St. Patrick Church |
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was the re-opening of the parish school. The father along with the church lay leaders conducted |
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an intense drive to save the school. They spent countless hours obtaining donations of materials |
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and labor in order to resurrect the school; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years St. Patrick Church, under Father Kelly’s gentle guidance, has |
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served the community of Providence well. The parish kitchen prepares “good hearty meals and |
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fancy desserts” for about 300 to 400 hungry patrons every Monday; and |
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WHEREAS, Father Kelly had decided to retire when one final crisis arose. The church |
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school ran out of funding. Within a few days of bringing attention to the story in the local media, |
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the school received enough funding to see it through the next five years; and |
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WHEREAS, A little traveling, time to read and of course saying Mass whenever he is |
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needed will fill and satisfy Father Kelly’s future years. He plans to stay in Providence living at |
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the Regina Cleri Residence, a priest retirement residence, near his younger brother’s home; now, |
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therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates and honors Father Raymond M. Kelly and thanks him for many years of |
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unselfish giving of his time and energy to the people of Providence and the State of Rhode Island. |
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We wish him good health, fulfillment and much success in all his future endeavors; and be it |
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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 Father Raymond M. Kelly. |
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