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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 FRANCIS HENRY SMITH

     Introduced By: Representatives McKiernan, DeSimone, and Johnston

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

H. Smith, the loving husband of Mary Ellen Smith for thirty years, the devoted father of Emily

Florence Smith, Patrick Henry Smith and his wife, Jillian, John Henry Smith, Matthew Henry

Smith, and Benjamin Henry Smith, and a highly respected member of the community; and

     WHEREAS, Francis Smith was born in the City of Providence and raised in the Town of

Smithfield. He was the son of the late Robert and Thelma Smith, and the brother of Madonna

Smith, Roberta Bloomer and her husband, William, and the late Marjorie Garrahan. He is also

survived by several beloved nieces and nephews; and

     WHEREAS, A graduate of La Salle Academy, Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Arts

degree from Rhode Island College, and his Master's Degree in Public Administration from

Suffolk University; and

     WHEREAS, Although devoted to his family, Mr. Smith was also a conscientious and

hardworking man, dedicated to his job. For eleven years, he had served as the Executive Director

of the Smith Hill Community Development Corporation and had dedicated much of his adult life

in leadership positions with numerous nonprofit organizations; and

     WHEREAS, Also devoted to his faith, Mr. Smith was an active member of St. Pius V

Church, and had been a parishioner at St. Philip Church during his youth; and

     WHEREAS, Francis Smith was a much loved gentleman and a consummate

humanitarian, who consistently put the needs of others above his own. He enriched the lives of all

who knew him and he will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Francis Henry

Smith; and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith and Family.

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