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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 DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE UNTIMELY PASSING OF BENJAMIN M.

KELLOGG

     

     Introduced By: Senators Pearson, Picard, F. Lombardi, Murray, Lauria, Felag,
LaMountain, Britto, Lawson, and Rogers

     Date Introduced: April 02, 2024

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, There is an illusion that youth equals strength and invincibility, and filled

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with the promise of bright tomorrows and soon to be climbed summits. When that myth is

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shattered, it leaves a void in the foundation of our beliefs, and a sorrow that is almost impossible

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to grasp, and so it is with utmost sadness that this Senate has learned of the tragic passing of

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Benjamin Kellogg; and

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     WHEREAS, The beautiful son of Michaela and Matthew Kellogg, Ben, together with his

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two younger brothers, Samuel and William, and his mom and dad, lived in Hopedale,

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Massachusetts. He was in the 3rd grade at Hopedale Memorial School, where he loved and

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already excelled at math; and

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     WHEREAS, Ben was an active and bright child, who enjoyed myriad sports, including

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flag football and basketball in the town's recreation programs. He was also learning to play golf,

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and excitedly looking forward to the spring Little League Baseball season, where he was hoping

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to be a prominent pitcher for this summer's Tondorf 9U All-Star team; and

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     WHEREAS, Always on the move, Ben also enjoyed roller coasters, building amazing

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Legos structures, "Star Wars," Pokémon, Nintendo Switch Sports, and Minecraft, and was

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amazingly astute at playing Monopoly. He also adored listening to music, especially his favorite

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band, Imagine Dragons, and loved to play Super Mario Brothers Wonder, and other video games,

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with his brother Sam; and

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     WHEREAS, Blessed with a large and loving extended family, Ben was the beloved

 

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grandson of Robert and Katherine Kellogg, and Thomas and Carol Ward, and the nephew of Sean

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and Jennifer Cronin, Stephen and Katelyn McMorrow, Connor and Kristen Kane, and Steven

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Ward and Jenna Ross; and

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     WHEREAS, The most fitting tribute to Ben Kellogg is a celebration of his life, a life in

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which each and every day was joyfully embraced and filled with fun and amity. He was

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fortunate to have always enjoyed the total love of his family, and in return he enriched the lives of

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all around him and he will be deeply missed but always dearly remembered; now, therefore be it

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

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condolences on the passing of Benjamin M. Kellogg; and be it further

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

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Michaela and Matthew Kellogg, Robert and

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Katherine Kellogg, and Thomas and Carol Ward.

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