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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2008

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF MAY Y. LEVESQUE

     

     

     Introduced By: Senator C Levesque

     Date Introduced: March 06, 2008

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of May Y.

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Levesque, beloved wife of the late George Levesque, devoted mother of Marjorie, Guy, the late

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George Levesque and the late Sara Levesque, and a supportive mother-in-law to Richard

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Gottlieb. She was also the proud grandmother of Erika, Emily, and Sara, and the great-

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grandmother of Brett and Scott; and

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. Levesque was born in Woonsocket to the late Clarence and Beatrice

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Dudley. She possessed a great mental legerdemain throughout most of her life, charming family

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and friends with her traditional English wit. Her caring nature led her to become a nurse. She

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worked many years in various nursing capacities, most recently at the Institute of Mental Health

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for the State of Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, Enjoying a special closeness with nature, Mrs. Levesque loved animals,

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gardening and bird watching. She also enjoyed a good book and local politics, and was a former

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member of the Portsmouth Democratic Women's Club; and

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     WHEREAS, May Levesque was the heart and soul of her family. Her kindheartedness

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and sincerity will forever be indelibly imprinted on the lives and in the cherished memories of her

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entire family. She enriched the lives of all who had the good fortune to know her, and she will be

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dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby extends our deepest sympathies on the passing of May Y. Levesque. She will be forever

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remembered as a devoted wife and loving mother; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Marjorie Levesque and Guy Levesque.

     

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