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2002 -- S 2970 ======= LC03075 ======= STATE OF RHODE ISLAND 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. ======= LC03075 ======= 2 .

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