Sen. Susan Moran and I were pleased to host a brief ceremony today outside Pembroke Town Hall to formally recognize Mr. Ed Thorne for his dedicated service to our community. Ed served in municipal government for more than 40 years, including more than 20 years in Pembroke, retiring this spring. He was Pembroke’s first Town Administrator starting in 1998 and then later our first Town Manager in 2019.
We presented Ed with a formal Resolution passed by both the Mass. House and Senate to recognize his service. Thank you to Selectboard Chairman Dan Trabucco for joining us along with a number of past and present town employees, and some of Ed’s colleagues in other communities. The town is planning an additional event in the future.
Here is the text of the Resolution which was read into the permanent record of the Massachusetts General Court.
A JOINT RESOLUTION THANKING EDWIN J. THORNE FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF PEMBROKE
WHEREAS, MR. EDWIN J. THORNE HAS SERVED IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WITH DEDICATION, DISTINCTION AND PROFESSIONALISM FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, INCLUDING TIME IN NORTH CAROLINA AND WEST VIRGINIA, AS WELL AS MASSACHUSETTS WHERE HE SERVED AS THE TOWN OF PEMBROKE’S FIRST TOWN ADMINISTRATOR STARTING IN 1998, AND THE FIRST TOWN MANAGER STARTING IN 2019;
AND WHEREAS, MR. THORNE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PROTECT THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE TOWN OF PEMBROKE AND ENSURE THAT RESOURCES WERE DIRECTED TO CLEAN UP AND PROTECT OUR MANY PONDS, STREAMS, PARKS AND TRAILS;
AND WHEREAS, MR. THORNE WENT WELL ABOVE AND BEYOND THE JOB OF BEING A TOWN ADMINISTRATOR AND TRULY EMBRACED HIS ROLE AS A COMMUNITY LEADER, GENEROUSLY SPENDING TIME ON ALL MANNER OF CHARITABLE CAUSES, ATTENDING LOCAL EVENTS ON THE WEEKEND AND DIVING INTO HIS ROLE WITH ENTHUSIASM AND GOOD CHEER;
ANDWHEREAS, MR. THORNE DEVOTED COUNTLESS HOURS ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH OF PEMBROKE, INCLUDING MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO TOWN BALLFIELDS, PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS AND CHAMPIONING EFFORTS FOR A NEW PLAYGROUND AT THE TOWN LANDING, NOW KNOWN AS THE “ED THORNE MUNICIPAL PLAYGROUND;
ANDWHEREAS, MR. THORNE OVERSAW THE TOWN’S GROWTH AND PROGRESS OVER MORE THAN TWO DECADES, PRESIDING OVER THE TOWN’S DESIGNATION AS A GREEN COMMUNITY, HELPING THE TOWN RECEIVE NUMEROUS STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS, AND UNDERTAKING A COMPREHENSIVE TOWN REVIEW TO STUDY WAYS TO IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE THANKS MR. EDWIN J. THORNE FOR HIS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND HIS DEDICATION TO THE TOWN OF PEMBROKE.
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