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| | University of Rhode Island News Releases |
 | | A graduate of Cranston High School East, he received a fellowship in painting from the National Endowment for the Arts in 198990. |
 | | Mark Ross 64 and his brother, Darrell, built Cranston-based Ross-Simons into a top retailer of fine jewelry, tableware, gifts, and collectibles with retail outlets in Rhode Island, Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia, New Jersey, Maine, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Virginia. |
 | | Ross-Simons is the largest company of its kind in America, and although the brothers recently sold their firm, Mark has remained as vice president to help run the business. |
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