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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING EDWIN J. HOXSIE ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF HIS 90TH | |
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BIRTHDAY AND THANKING HIM FOR HIS 66 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO | |
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THE WEST GREENWICH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Tomasso, and Watson | |
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Date Introduced: April 10, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Edwin J. Hoxsie, a graduate of Coventry High School, served our nation |
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with honor and integrity as a member of the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. |
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He married his wife of 46 years in 1943, the late Wanda Hoxsie, and together they raised their |
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sons, Edwin J. Hoxsie, III, and Brian Hoxsie; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, Edwin worked for thirty-six years as a dedicated employee of |
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Eastern Airlines. In addition, he devoted much of his volunteer time in service to the West |
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Greenwich Volunteer Fire Department, which he joined in 1946. He served as its Fire Chief for |
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thirty-seven years and remains a member today, with sixty-six years of total service. His sons |
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have continued his commitment to fire departments. Edwin Hoxie, III, served as Fire Chief at |
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Stamford Fire Station in New York, while Brian Hoxie served as Fire Chief with the Coventry- |
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Washington Fire Station; and |
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WHEREAS, Edwin Hoxsie is a beloved figure to all who know him and we join together |
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to celebrate the 90th Birthday of this outstanding gentleman. He has served the citizens of West |
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Greenwich throughout his life with love and devotion. May Edwin have many more years to |
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devote to the people and places that hold so much meaning in his life; 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 joyously celebrates the 90th Birthday of Mr. Edwin J. Hoxsie. We |
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thank him for his service to our nation during World War II, and for his devoted service to the |
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West Greenwich Volunteer Fire Department and the citizens of West Greenwich; 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 Mr. Edwin J. Hoxsie. |
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