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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JEANETTE KATHERINE

KENNEDY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, DeSimone, Gallison, O`Grady, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: January 07, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Jeanette

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Katherine Kennedy, devoted wife of Ronald Kennedy, and the loving mother of Kevin John

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Kennedy and his wife, Janet, our friend and colleague the Honorable Representative Brian Patrick

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Kennedy, Tracey Anne Kennedy and her husband, Ronald, and Erin Beth Celico and her

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husband, Robert; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, to the late John and Albina Swirbliss,

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Mrs. Kennedy is survived by her twin brother John Swirbliss, and was predeceased by her three

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sisters, Theresa Morse, Barbara Fish, and Wilma Swirbliss; and

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     WHEREAS, For much of her life, Mrs. Kennedy fought a courageous battle with

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polycystic kidney disease, as did her three sisters, but her resolve and determination in the face of

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this adversity was inspirational; and

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     WHEREAS, Upon graduation from Mary Wells High School, Mrs. Kennedy received a

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diploma from Worcester Memorial Hospital and became a registered nurse in Worcester. She

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later worked in the obstetrical unit at Westerly Hospital until her marriage to Ronald Kennedy on

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October 11th of 1958; and

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     WHEREAS, Jeannette Kennedy's loving personality created and nurtured a marriage that

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flourished, and a home that was warm and welcoming. She doted on her family, and particularly

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enjoyed attending school events, and spending time with and hearing of the accomplishments of

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her five beautiful grandchildren, Drew Kennedy Prouty, Ronald John Kennedy, Nicholas

 

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Alexander Celico, Jonathan Thomas Celico and Gabriella Anne Celico; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to her family life, Mrs. Kennedy was a past member of the

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Ashaway Junior Homemakers Club and enjoyed gardening and cooking; and

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     WHEREAS, Our thoughts and hearts hold great empathy and sorrow for Mrs. Kennedy's

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family. She was a thoughtful, creative and compassionate woman, a loving wife, a wonderful

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mother and devoted grandmother, and ever faithful in her relationship with God. She enriched the

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lives of all who knew her and will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Jeanette

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Katherine Kennedy; and be it further

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

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Kevin John Kennedy, Representative Brian

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Patrick Kennedy, Tracey Anne Kennedy, and Erin Beth Celico.

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