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1/19/2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY: General Assembly to honor Dorian Murray Wednesday with ‘#DSTRONG Day’ proclamation
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STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly will honor 8-year-old Dorian Murray of Westerly tomorrow with a resolution proclaiming Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, as “#DSTRONG Day.”
Senate Minority Leader Dennis L. Algiere (R-Dist. 38, Charlestown, South Kingstown, Westerly) and House Corporations Committee Chairman Brian Patrick Kennedy (D-Dist. 38, Hopkinton, Westerly) will introduce the resolutions in their respective chambers.
Dorian, who has been diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare untreatable cancer, is scheduled to attend the session as a guest in both the House and Senate chambers for the reading of the proclamation.
Dorian has become a worldwide sensation, with #DSTRONG signs popping up around the globe following a viral campaign to tell his story of determination in the face of adversity.
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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