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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2002 ______

S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING LESTER KENDALL ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY ON MARCH 25, 2002

Introduced By: Senators J Cicilline, and Paiva-Weed

Date Introduced: April 30, 2002

Referred To: Senate read and passed

1 WHEREAS, Lester Kendall was born in on March 25, 1902, the youngest

2 of five children; and

3 WHEREAS, Brigadier General Kendall, a decorated Navy veteran, served his country for

4 32 years in the , rising from the enlisted ranks. In 1941, Mr. Kendall was

5 aboard the USS Greer that was patrolling the Atlantic Seaboard when it came under

6 German fire by the U-652. The USS Greer held the German U-boat in sound contact for 3

7 hours and 28 minutes and evaded two torpedoes fired at her. The USS Greer, with her 19 depth

8 charges, became the first American ship in World War II to attack the Germans; and

9 WHEREAS, Mr. Kendall is a parishioner of Emmanuel Church where he has been

10 attending service for more than 45 years. An amateur radio buff, Mr. Kendall is part of a morning

11 "fraternity" network of other ham radio operators along the East Coast; and

12 WHEREAS, Mr. Kendall, a healthy, independent, and witty gentleman lives in his own

13 home, drives a 1968 Plymouth Fury, surfs the Internet, shovels snow and thoroughly enjoys his

14 seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He has twin siblings…95 years old; and

15 WHEREAS, Mr. Kendall, by virtue of his longevity and accomplishments, serves as a

16 model of perseverance, patience, and determination for every American citizen to emulate; now,

17 therefore be it

18 RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

19 hereby congratulates Brigadier General Lester Kendall on the joyous occasion of his 100th

20 Birthday. We wish him the very best and future happiness; and be it further 1 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

2 transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Brigadier General Lester Kendall.

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