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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING AND THANKING DAVE PERTUSO FOR THIRTY-ONE YEARS OF

DEDICATED AND EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE RHODE ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL

SOCIETY AND ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO

     Introduced By: Representatives Slater, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Diaz,
Kennedy, Fogarty, Serpa, Boylan, and Noret

     Date Introduced: January 21, 2025

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Dave Pertuso, Chief Administrative Officer at Roger Williams Park Zoo,

which is supported and managed by the Rhode Island Zoological Society, is retiring after having

dedicated more than three decades to the growth and success of the Roger Williams Park Zoo;

and

     WHEREAS, Roger Williams Park Zoo is the number one, most-beloved family and

tourist attraction in Rhode Island, and is a leader in conservation efforts and environmental

education; and

     WHEREAS, The growth and success of Roger Williams Park Zoo is dependent on

myriad factors, not the least of which is the Zoo’s financial health, which Dave Pertuso has

nurtured and cultivated throughout his years of service, most notably his leadership and guidance

through the financial challenges occurring during the pandemic; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his financial prowess and love for the Zoo, Mr. Pertuso has

consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and professionalism which has assisted

the Zoological Society to develop support and education for endangered species and general

conservation issues to the benefit of all mankind; and

     WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure with Roger Williams Park Zoo, Mr. Pertuso has

earned the respect, admiration and gratitude of his colleagues and clients through his unwavering

dedication and positive attitude; now, therefore be it

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

together with the Rhode Island Zoological Society Team in extending heartfelt best wishes to

Dave Pertuso and wish him a happy and well-deserved retirement, the best of health, and success

in all his future endeavors; and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Dave Pertuso.

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