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This senate resolution expresses deep condolences on the passing of George Martell Egan, a notable educator, ice hockey coach, and community leader from Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The resolution highlights Egan's significant life achievements, including graduating from Mount Saint Charles Academy and multiple colleges, serving in the U.S. Army, and having a distinguished career in education as a guidance counselor and school administrator at Coventry schools. The resolution emphasizes Egan's remarkable contributions to ice hockey, including coaching at Ponaganset and Coventry High Schools, being named Hockey Coach of the Year twice, and serving in leadership roles with the Rhode Island Hockey Coaches Association. Additionally, the resolution recognizes his 25-year commitment to the Boy Scouts, where he was a beloved camp director known as "the Great Pumpkin" and was honored with a commemorative monument at Camp Yawgoog. The resolution formally extends condolences to Egan's surviving siblings and family members and directs the Secretary of State to transmit certified copies of the resolution to his next of kin, acknowledging Egan's lifetime of service, leadership, and positive impact on his community.

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