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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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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WALTER L. GIBSON | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lombardo, Felag, Miller, Crowley, and Pinga | |
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Date Introduced: January 17, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Walter L. |
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Gibson, a man who was deeply devoted to his family and friends. He was the beloved husband of |
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the late Louise (Zangrilli) Gibson. Our thoughts and hearts hold great empathy and sorrow for his |
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children, Larry Gibson and his wife, Sue, Christine Giblin and her husband, Terry, Janet Whiteley |
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and her husband, Ted, and Karen Gibson. He was also the cherished grandfather of six and was |
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the brother of Robert Gibson. Walter was preceded in death by his siblings Ella Peterson, Eugene |
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Gibson, and Marguerite Bokker; and |
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WHEREAS, Walter was born in Capron, Illinois, a son of the late John and Elizabeth |
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(Coulter) Gibson; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gibson was a sheet metal worker for the Local #17 and retired from |
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Amtrak. Walter was a Korean War veteran who served in the United States Navy; and |
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WHEREAS, Even though we are diminished by this loss and mourn the passing of |
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Walter, so must we celebrate the spirit, generosity, and courage with which he lived every day of |
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his life; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Walter L. Gibson will |
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live on for many years to come in the memories of everyone fortunate enough to have been |
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touched by the quality of this remarkable gentleman; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby expresses our deepest sympathy to the Gibson Family; 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 Larry Gibson, Christine Giblin, Janet Whiteley, |
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and Karen Gibson. |
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