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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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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 PAUL J. GRIFFITH

     

     Introduced By: Senator Valarie J. Lawson

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2024

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Paul J.

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Griffith, the father of Jennifer Griffith and Brian Griffith, the father-in-law of Dina Passman, and

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the grandfather of Lena and Rachel Griffith; and

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     WHEREAS, Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Griffith was the son of the late

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Francis and Helen Griffith, and the brother of the late Lawrence Griffith, Kathleen Koerner, and

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Francis Griffith, Jr.; and

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     WHEREAS, Upon graduating from Brooklyn Prep in 1962, Mr. Griffith attended Le

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Moyne College in Syracuse, graduating in 1966, and later earned his Master's degree from Salve

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Regina University in 1977; and

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     WHEREAS, After relocating to Rhode Island, Mr. Griffith became a public school

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teacher, and for nearly 30 years, taught at Warren High School and Burrillville High School

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before his retirement; and

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     WHEREAS, Paul Griffith was a father, grandfather, a hard-working man and a friend to

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many, and he will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses deepest

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sympathies on the passing of Paul J. Griffith; 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 duly certified copies of this resolution to Jennifer Griffith and Brian Griffith.

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