SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE SCOTT BILL HIRST

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N
EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE
SCOTT BILL HIRST

Introduced By:
Senators E Morgan, Sosnowski, Appollonio, Mack, Dimitri, Urso, Felag,
Rogers, Thompson, and Burke

Date Introduced:
January 13, 2026

Referred To:
Recommended for Immediate Consideration
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WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of The
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Honorable Scott Bill Hirst. Mr. Hirst was a lifetime resident of Hopkinton, born in 1953 to Robert
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Scott Hirst and Ruth Carolyn Bill. Mr. Hirst was educated at the Ashaway Elementary School,
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and Chariho Regional High School. He also attended Rhode Island Junior College and attained an
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associate’s degree in liberal arts and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island in
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political science; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hirst loved following politics at all levels, local, state and federal, and
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was a frequent candidate for elective office, serving with distinction, passion and abiding
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integrity with the Hopkinton Town Council for various terms, including serving as the Town
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Council President from 2022 to 2024. He was proud to be one of the longest civil servants on the
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Town Council and had a deep love for serving the people of Hopkinton; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hirst was a member of numerous civic groups including DeMolay, the
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Freemasons and Knights Templar, and the North Stonington, Connecticut, Grange. He was also
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active in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with the Westerly Elks. In his free time, he
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enjoyed reading about history, and was an avid genealogist; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its deepest
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condolences on the passing of Scott Bill Hirst; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Family of Scott Bill Hirst.
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