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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SINCERE AND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF

NORTH KINGSTOWN RETIRED POLICE CHIEF JAMES L. WYNNE, III

     Introduced By: Representatives Craven, and Costa

     Date Introduced: June 20, 2013

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

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of James L. Wynne, III, an individual of intelligence and integrity who devoted much of his life

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in service to the people of the State of Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, James was the son of the late James

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L. and Eva M. (Bullard) Wynne and the devoted husband of Linda M. (Mudge) Wynne. We

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grieve with his children, Keith Pierce and his wife, Wendy, Brian Wynne, Dianna Young and her

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husband, Peter, Denise Freyermuth and her husband, John, and Karen Dolan and her husband,

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Jamie. He was the brother of Dorothy Smith and the proud grandfather to twelve grandchildren.

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He was preceded in death by his daughter Tina Rogers; and

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     WHEREAS, James was a United States Navy Veteran who served during the tense days

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of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After completing his service in the United States Navy, Chief Wynne

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spent three decades in the North Kingstown Police Department, starting as a Patrolman and

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eventually holding the position of Chief. Chief Wynne was the first North Kingstown police

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officer to attend the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. His perspective and experience

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were so valued that he was called back to service after his retirement to act as the interim Chief;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Chief Wynne contributed to his profession and the community in a number

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of capacities, on the Board of People's Credit Union, as a member of the Rhode Island Police

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Chiefs Association where he served as Treasurer for two years, as a member of the North

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Kingstown FOP where he served as Treasurer for twenty years, as a member of the North

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Kingstown Juvenile Board, and as a North Kingstown Lunch Buddy. He also volunteered for the

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Old Wickford Ambulance Association, Seniors Helping Others, and the North Kingstown Senior

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Center. A member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, he served on the vestry and was a docent at the

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Old Narragansett Church; and

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     WHEREAS, With the passing of James L. Wynne, III, Rhode Island has lost one of her

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finest citizens and a true gentleman, but his powerful impact will live on forever through his

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family, friends, and the many citizens who knew and loved him; 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 offers our sincere condolences on the passing of James L. Wynne,

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III. We furthermore extend our true appreciation for his enduring legacy of service and loyalty;

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and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Linda Wynne.

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