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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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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 JOYCE WILLIAMS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Paiva Weed, Metts, and DiPalma | |
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Date Introduced: April 03, 2013 | |
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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 Alice "Joyce" |
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Williams, beloved wife of the late Rev. Robert L. Williams, beloved mother and grandmother, |
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and widely-respected member of the Aquidneck Island community; and |
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WHEREAS, There is a wise axiom that states, "If you want something done, ask a busy |
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person to do it." Never was an adage more apt than in reference to Joyce Williams; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her myriad of community contributions, Joyce Williams was a |
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force to be reckoned with when she focused her energies on a noble cause. She served as |
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President of the Newport County chapter of the NAACP and was a trustee of the Community |
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Baptist Church in Newport; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her community efforts, Ms. Williams had been employed as a |
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top executive assistant at McLaughlin Research Corporation for more than three decades, retiring |
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two years ago; and |
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WHEREAS, Joyce Williams was adored by family and friends, who lovingly described |
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her as "a God fearing woman of intelligence, strength, compassion, and love. She had a stature |
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that was larger that life and will be missed by all who knew her"; 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 extends its deepest sympathy on the passing of Joyce Williams; 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 the Family of Joyce Williams. |
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