On the Petition, referred on January 26, 2022, Docket #0186, for a Special Law re: An Act Providing Certain Retirement Benefits for the Widow of a Former Firefighter of the City of Boston, the Committee submitted a petition ought to pass in a new draft.
Docket 0186, Counsel Arroyo offered to file petition for a special law regarding an act providing certain retirement benefits for the widow of a former firefighter of the city of Boston. At this time, the chair recognizes Counselor Arroyo. Thank you. Mr. President. I'm going to keep this brief because I have a couple of files. This is a refile on survivor benefits for the wife of a Boston firefighter, a mr. Leroy or Roy Rodriguez, who died on the surgery table for injuries he sustained during the course of his duties. He was responding to a fire. He tore his Achilles tendon. He still went to this fire. He still fought this fire. And then afterwards, a few days later, he went to receive the emergency surgery and he died on the operating table. For whatever reason, even though he received the all of the sort of pomp and circumstance and celebration and acknowledgment in his funeral and in his funeral rites of somebody who died on the line of duty, he did not receive the survivor benefits that his wife was entitled to. One of the major things here besides the survivor benefits is if you pass away in the line of duty, your children have a separate line to join the Boston Fire Department. His son would like to follow in his footsteps and join the Boston Fire Department. And so receiving this would would allow him entry before he ages out. And so that is something that we're going to move on hopefully soon, once we once we know how that's going to go. But that is what this is for the newer members who are not here last year when we had a hearing and introduced this . This is for the widow and his family. And this is to provide him with the survivor benefits and all that comes with that that he's entitled to and his wife is entitled to. Thank you. Thank you, Counsel Royal. Anyone else like to speak on this matter or the idea of the other name? Please add Counselor Baker. Counselor Braden. Counselor Fernandez. Innocent Counselor Fiery Counselor with counsel. Laura Conservation Counsel. Counselor Murphy Counsel. We're all employees at the chair as well. Um. Docket zero one. 60185 will be referred to the Committee on Government Operations. 1600186. I'm sorry. But we will be referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Madam Clerk, please read docket 0187.