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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF

HARRY W. ASQUITH, JR., ESQ.

     Introduced By: Senators Paiva Weed, DaPonte, McCaffrey, and Lynch

     Date Introduced: May 28, 2013

     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 Harry Asquith, a highly respected attorney and a devoted family man.  He was the beloved

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husband of Rhode Island Family Court Magistrate, Patricia K. Asquith, and the devoted father of

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four beautiful daughters, Lilly Asquith, Michaela Shaw, Grace Asquith, and Kaycee Asquith; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Providence on the day before Christmas, 1952, Harry received his

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Bachelor’s degree from Wittenberg University, cum laude, and his Juris Doctor from Suffolk

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University in 1978, and was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar Association in 1979; and

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     WHEREAS, Harry grew to be a consummate and gifted litigator.  He served in myriad

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roles, including Probate Judge for the Town of Lincoln, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel for the

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Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a Superior Court Arbitrator.  He was admitted to the Rhode

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Island and United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, and the United States Court of

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Appeals, First District; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to his public service, Harry built and maintained a flourishing

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private law practice, Asquith & Mahoney, LLP, located in Providence, where he dispensed his

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wisdom, sagacious advice, and reasoned opinions with understanding, knowledge, and humor;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Harry possessed a brilliant mind, and a fair and magnanimous spirit. He had

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the love of his family, the loyalty of his friends, and the admiration of his peers, and he will be

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profoundly missed by those who had the good fortune to be a part of his vital and fulfilling life;

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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 to his wife and the entire Asquith Family on the passing

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of Harry W. Asquith, Jr.; 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 Honorable Patricia K. Asquith and Family.

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