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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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HONORING REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT A. WATSON | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Fox, Mattiello, Newberry, Menard, and O`Neill | |
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Date Introduced: June 13, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, It is with regret that this House has learned of the impending departure of |
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The Honorable Robert Watson, who has made the decision not to seek re-election; and |
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WHEREAS, Bob Watson graduated from Bishop Hendricken High School. He attended |
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Rhode Island College and earned his B.A. from the University of Denver in 1982. Continuing his |
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education, he attained his Juris Doctor from Catholic University-Columbus School of Law, in |
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1986; and |
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WHEREAS, In November of 1988, Bob Watson was elected to the Rhode Island Senate. |
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In the subsequent election cycle, then-Senator Watson chose to run for, and was successfully |
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elected to, the Rhode Island House of Representatives in what is now District 30, which includes |
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East Greenwich and West Greenwich; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Watson has held myriad leadership roles in the State House |
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and within the community. He served as House Minority Leader for more than a dozen years and |
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is currently a member of the House Oversight Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Professionally, Representative Watson has served as a Commissioner on the |
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Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline, a member of the American and Rhode Island Bar |
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Associations, a member of the East Greenwich Lion's Club, and a member and past Chair of the |
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East Greenwich Republican Town Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Incredibly adroit at the art of debate, Representative Watson has initiated, |
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elucidated, and defended copious pieces of legislation during his illustrious tenure; and |
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WHEREAS, After twenty-four years, Representative Watson’s political career at the |
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State House may be coming to an end, but his legacy of true dedication as a public servant will |
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continuously live on through those who had the pleasure to know and work with him, and through |
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the paths of leadership he left behind; 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 bids adieu to the Honorable Robert Watson and wishes him good |
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health and the best of luck in the years to come; 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 The Honorable Robert A. Watson. |
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