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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

     EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WILLIAM DOOLEY

     Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Bennett, Blazejewski, Shekarchi, and
Filippi

     Date Introduced: February 04, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, William Dooley of Warwick passed away on January 31, 2021. He was the

devoted husband of the late Patricia Dooley to whom he was married for sixty-two years; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Dooley was born in Cranston, a son of the late Leo and Marion Dooley.

He served our nation with honor and valor during World War II as a member of the United States

Army’s 88th Division Blue Devils; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Dooley was a hard-working family man who strived daily to provide for

his family. He was employed by the New England Telephone Company for thirty-eight years

before retiring; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Dooley was very active in civic affairs. He served on the Warwick

Board of Canvassers, the Warwick Housing Authority, and was the former Chairman of the Ward

1 Democratic Committee; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Dooley was a passionate fan of the Boston Red Sox, with an amazing

ability to recall specific games, players and statistics from the past. He was a communicant of

Saint Peter Church for over fifty years and a faithful Catholic his entire life; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Dooley is survived by his daughters, Patrice Concannon and her

husband, John, and Kathleen McCoombs, sons James Dooley and Bryan Dooley and his wife,

Gina. He was the brother of Leo Dooley and Kenneth Dooley. He was also the father of the late

William Dooley, brother of the late Eileen Drottz, John “Red” Dooley, Margaret Malone,

Lawrence Dooley, and Paul Dooley. He leaves behind six grandchildren, Evan Hutson, Alison

Hutson, Kellie Dooley, Jenna Dooley, Kayla McCoombs, and Benjamin McCoombs, five great-

grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

expresses its deepest condolences to the Dooley Family on the passing of William Dooley; and be

it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Patrice Concannon, Kathleen McCoombs,

James Dooley and Bryan Dooley.

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