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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 Massachusetts 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 United States Navy, rising from the enlisted ranks. In 1941, Mr. Kendall was
5 aboard the destroyer USS Greer that was patrolling the Atlantic Seaboard when it came under
6 German torpedo 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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