WHEREAS, Senator Sido L. Ridolfi, a devoted family man, graduated from
Princeton University in 1936 and from Harvard Law School in 1939 and thereafter
served honorably in the Armed Forces during World War II; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ridolfi dedicated many years in public service to the
people of the State of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ridolfi held several important public offices in the
State of New Jersey, including serving as Mercer County Sheriff and Trenton
City Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ridolfi was elected to the State Senate in 1952, where
he served until 1970; and
WHEREAS, Senator Ridolfi served as both Majority and Minority Leader
in the Senate, as Senate President in 1967, and as Acting Governor on
two occasions during that year; and
WHEREAS, it is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Senator Ridolfi
and extend our sincerest sympathy to his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and appropriate to honor the memory and the passing
of Senator Ridolfi;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. McGREEVEY, Governor of the State of New
Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
- The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State
of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments,
offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on
Thursday, May 13, 2004 in recognition and mourning of the passing
of Senator Ridolfi.
- This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 13th day
of May in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand
and Two, and of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Twenty-Eighth.
/s/ James E. McGreevey
Governor
[seal]
Attest:
/s/ Michael R. DeCotiis
Chief Counsel to the Governor