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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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EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JAMES P. DIGGINS, JR. | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Hull, Flaherty, Bennett, and Blazejewski | |
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Date Introduced: May 09, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, It is with utmost sadness that this House has learned of the passing of James |
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“Jimmy” Diggins, Jr., the beloved husband for nearly forty-one years of Elsie A. Diggins and a |
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well-known and well-respected member of the Fox Point neighborhood; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Providence, Jimmy was the son of the late James and |
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Elizabeth Diggins. He had lived in the Smith Hill neighborhood before moving to Fox Point |
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when he married his wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Jimmy was the loving father of James Diggins and his wife, Tracy, Kyle |
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Diggins and his wife, Jaimee, Kara Diggins and her partner, Melissa, and Patricia Diggins. He |
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was also the proud grandfather of three beautiful grandchildren, Elisha, Jordan, and Sydney, and |
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the great-grandfather of Aiden; and |
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WHEREAS, Jimmy had been employed as a Supervisor in the Stores Department for |
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Narragansett Electric Company for thirty-six years, until his retirement in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Proud of his Irish heritage, Jimmy was a member of Ireland's 32 Society and |
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a communicant of Saint Joseph Church. He was also an avid Boston Red Sox Fan; and |
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WHEREAS, The most fitting tribute to Jimmy Diggins would be a celebration of his life, |
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a life in which each and every day was lived fully and joyfully embraced. He was a loving family |
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man, a true gentleman, and a good and loyal friend, and he will be truly missed; now, therefore be |
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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 James P. |
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Diggins, Jr.; 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 Elsie Diggins and Family. |
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