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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ALAN GEOFFREY

HASSENFELD

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Ackerman, Chippendale,
Paplauskas, McNamara, Fellela, Serpa, Corvese, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: January 08, 2026

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Alan

Hassenfeld, a prominent businessman and philanthropist, past Chairman and Chief Executive

Officer, and Chairman Emeritus of Hasbro Toys, which had been founded by the Hassenfeld

family in 1923; and

     WHEREAS, Alan Hassenfeld was the son of the late Merrill Hassenfeld, the brother of

the late Stephen Hassenfeld and Ellen Block, and the husband of Vivien Maria Hassenfeld. He

had joined the family business in 1970, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania; and

     WHEREAS, Rising through the company's ranks, Mr. Hassenfeld was named President

in 1984, and in 1989, was named Chairman and CEO, positions he held until 2005, and 2003,

respectively; and

     WHEREAS, During his tenure as Chairman, Mr. Hassenfeld led the company through

years of substantial growth, most notably with the acquisition of the Tonka Corporation and

Magic; and

     WHEREAS, Alan Hassenfeld generously shared the success of Hasbro Toys, by making

myriad altruistic endowments and contributions to numerous philanthropic endeavors including,

being a founding benefactor of the Hasbro Children's Hospital, establishing the nonprofit

Hassenfeld Family Initiative LLC, an organization focused on women and children's rights and

safety, establishing the Hassenfeld Family Innovation Center at Brandeis University, funding the

Hassenfeld Foundation Scholarship, as well as numerous additional scholarships, and establishing

the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at Brown University; and

     WHEREAS, Throughout his lifetime, Alan Hassenfeld was honored with a panoply of

accolades including, being inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 1996, the renaming of

Bryant University's Public Leadership Institute after Mr. Hassenfeld, and was named a member of

the Brown University Board of Trustees; and

     WHEREAS, Alan Hassenfeld has left a lasting legacy of generosity, astute leadership,

and inspiration that has and will continue to benefit generations of Rhode Islanders; now,

therefore be it

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

extends deepest sympathy and condolences on the passing of Alan G. Hassenfeld; 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 Vivien Maria Hassenfeld and Ellen Block.

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