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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF LINDA B. BARTON

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Ruggiero, Filippi, Kennedy,
McEntee, Cortvriend, Fogarty, Speakman, and Solomon

     Date Introduced: May 05, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Linda B.

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Barton of Jamestown. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Barton, and was born in

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Providence, the daughter of the late Richard and Rose Sears; and

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. Barton was a hard-working nurse professional who strived daily to

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give the highest quality of care possible to her patients and to provide for her family and loved

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ones. She was a licensed nurse who worked for Rhode Island Hospital serving on the medical

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floors and the Radiology Department for more than thirty-five years before retiring; and

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     WHEREAS, In retirement, Mrs. Barton enjoyed travelling with her husband, and

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spending time at the beach, especially in Bermuda, Florida, Jamestown, and Cape Cod. She also

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enjoyed skiing in New Hampshire and was a dedicated caretaker for her family and many friends;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. Barton was the loving sister of Stephen Craven and his wife, Diane,

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Michael Craven, our colleague the Honorable Robert Craven, Sr., and his wife, Susan, Thomas

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Craven and his wife, Karen, Kathy Wright and her husband, Rick, and the late Richard Craven.

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Mrs. Barton is also survived by twenty-three nieces and nephews, six Godchildren, and was also

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the devoted stepmother of Karen Hayes, and her husband, John, Kerry Flamand and Kristen

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Barton, grandmother of Ashley Garland and her husband, Robert, Jennifer Hayes, Lindsay

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Rotondo and her husband, Erik, Emily LaBelle and her husband, Anthony, and Joseph Martinelli

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and his wife, Ally, and great-grandmother of Joshua Garland, Samantha Garland, Noelle

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Rotondo, Ezekiel LaBelle, and Jameson Martinelli. Mrs. Barton was predeceased by her

 

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granddaughter, Amanda Mayo; now, therefore be it

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

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expresses its deepest condolences to the Craven Family on the passing of Linda B. Barton; and be

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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 Stephen Craven, Michael Craven, the

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Honorable Robert Craven, Sr., Thomas Craven and Kathy Wright.

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