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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MILTON STANZLER

     Introduced By: Senators Perry, Miller, and Paiva Weed

     Date Introduced: March 08, 2012

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness and regret that this Senate has learned of the passing

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of Milton Stanzler, a devoted family man and a highly respected attorney; and

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     WHEREAS, The son of Dora and Abraham Stanzler, Milton Stanzler was the beloved

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husband of Selma Stanzler.  He is also survived by his children, Jonathan Stanzler, and Jill

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Stanzler-Katz, and her husband, Jeff Katz, his step children, Stephanie Penzell, and David

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Penzell, and his wife, Nannette, and was the proud grandfather of Alexandra and Samantha Katz,

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and Robbie and Jaclyn Penzell.  He was predeceased by his brothers, Max, Joseph, Meyer, and

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Harold, and his sisters, Mollie Fisch and Helen Waldman; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Stanzler maintained a flourishing private practice as a principle partner

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in the law practice of Abedon, Michaelson, Stanzler & Biener.  His legal expertise was highly

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sought and had earned him the distinction of arguing before the R.I. Supreme Court, the First

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Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S Supreme Court; and

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     WHEREAS, Associated with a panoply of professional and community organizations,

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Mr. Stanzler was cofounder of the Trinity Repertory Company and had served as its first board

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Chairman.  He had also founded the R.I. Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, was

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president of the Jewish Community Center, Chairman of the American Veterans Committee,

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Public Relations Chair of the R.I. Bar Association, and Chair for Israel Bonds; and

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     WHEREAS, Politically active, Mr. Stanzler represented Rhode Island at the Democratic

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National Convention in 1972.  He had also amassed numerous professional distinctions,  and was

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inducted in the R.I. Heritage Hall of Fame and honored by the R.I. ACLU in 2009; and

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     WHEREAS, Milton Stanzler enjoyed the love of his family, the loyalty of his friends,

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and the admiration of his peers, and he will be profoundly missed by those who had the good

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fortune to be a part of his vital and fulfilling life; 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 personal sympathies to his wife, Selma, and the entire Stanzler

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family on the passing of Milton Stanzler; 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. Selma Stanzler and Family.

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