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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF WILLIAM A. FOSTER

     Introduced By: Senator Dawson T. Hodgson

     Date Introduced: February 01, 2012

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of William

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A. Foster.  He was the beloved husband of his wife of sixty-four years, Jane, and the longtime

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publisher, journalist, and owner of the East Greenwich Pendulum; and

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      WHEREAS, Mr. Foster was a graduate of Northeastern University, where he had earned

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an English/Journalism degree.  His studies were put on hold for 2 1/2 years while he served as a

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Bombardier in the Army Air Corps; and

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     WHEREAS, Upon completion of his education, Mr. Foster was employed in the

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advertising field for the next twenty years until 1964, when he and his wife were able to purchase

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a local newspaper, the East Greenwich Pendulum. Together, they ran the paper for the next

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twenty years; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Foster was the father of five children, Mark, Anne, John, David, and

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Beth, the grandfather of ten beautiful grandchildren, and the brother of Claire Hooper.  He was

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predeceased by his brother, Raymond, and his sisters, Viola Foster and Grace Bean.  He was also

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a member of the East Greenwich First Baptist Church; and

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     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that William Foster, a gifted writer and a true gentleman,

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enriched the lives of all who knew him and he will be sadly missed; 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 sympathies on the passing of William A. Foster; 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 Mrs. Jane Foster and Family.

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