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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JAMES J. KENNEY

     Introduced By: Representative Peter F. Martin

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House of Representatives has learned of the

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passing of James J. (Jim) Kenney, a resident and well-respected citizen of Newport; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Newport to the late Martin A. and Mary (McMahon) Kenney, Jim

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was the devoted husband of the late Marie (Murphy) Kenney, the loving father of Sr. Margaret

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Kenney, SSJ, Marie Thompson, James J. Kenney, Jr., Martin Kenney, and Alice Hamilton and

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brother to Sr. Alice Kenney, SSJ, and the late Edward Kenney. Jim was the proud grandfather of

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twelve grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren; and

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     WHEREAS, Jim established strong ties to the community, graduating from De La Salle

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Academy in 1931, and going on to a long career as a machinist for the Newport Naval Torpedo

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Station; and

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     WHEREAS, Demonstrating a strong sense of civic duty, Jim became a longstanding

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member of the Newport Knights of Columbus and the Tennis Hall of Fame; and

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     WHEREAS, The natural beauty and charm of Newport kept him on Aquidneck Island,

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which turned out to be the ideal place for Jim to indulge his love of tennis, the beach, and jazz

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music; and

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     WHEREAS, Even though we are diminished by this loss and mourn the passing of Jim,

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so must we celebrate the spirit, generosity, and courage with which he lived every day of his life;

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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 expresses our deepest sympathies to those that knew and loved

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him, on the passing of James J. Kenney; 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 Sr. Margaret Kenney, SSJ, Marie Thompson,

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James J. Kenney, Jr., Martin Kenney, and Alice Hamilton.

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