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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2006 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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COMMEMORATING THE BIRTHDAY OF JULIA LORILLARD PELL (POSTHUMOUSLY) | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Jackson, Rice, Fox, and Ajello | |
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Date Introduced: May 09, 2006 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Julia L. Pell, known to all as "Julie", was born on May 9, 1953, daughter of |
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US Senator, Claiborne Pell and Nuala Pell, the beloved partner of Julie Shelton Smith, the loving |
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step-mother of Elise McCaffrey, and the loving aunt to five nieces and nephews, Nicholas, |
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Tripler, Christine, Clay, and Ames; and |
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WHEREAS, Julie was a leader in Rhode Island's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and |
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transgendered community, having served as President of the Rhode Island Alliance for Lesbian |
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and Gay Civil Rights, as a board member of the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C., a |
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strong supporter of Youth Pride, and the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties |
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Union; and |
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WHEREAS, Julie was identified by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force as a |
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"powerful force in the world"; and |
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WHEREAS, Julie worked to establish a positive voice, a positive face, and a positive life |
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for gay, lesbian, transgendered people and gay youth. She also worked at the Rhode Island State |
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House as an advocate for the Civil Rights Act for gays and lesbians, finally helping to secure |
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passage of the momentous Civil Rights Bills in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Julie was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in the spring of 2005, and |
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lived nearly one year after her diagnosis, with grace, dignity and love for her family and friends; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Julie Pell passed away after a fierce battle with this cancer on April 13, |
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2006; now, 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 commemorates the birthday of Julie Pell, and also recognizes and |
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celebrates her spirit of generosity to the community, her love for her family, life partner, and |
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friends, her devotion to Civil Rights for all, and her work within the legislature for equal |
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treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Rhode Islanders; 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 all the general office holders and the members |
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of the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation. |
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