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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2007

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

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF MARGUERITE E.

CARCIERI

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Watson, Story, Singleton, Ehrhardt, and Gorham

     Date Introduced: March 13, 2007

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

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passing of Marguerite E. Carcieri, beloved wife of the late Nicola Carcieri, her high school

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sweetheart, and the devoted mother of The Honorable Donald Carcieri, Governor of the State of

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Rhode Island, Joseph Carcieri, Gail Gagnon, Elizabeth Petrangelo and the late Joan Carcieri; and

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      WHEREAS, Born in East Greenwich to Ivar and Ingrid Anderson in December of 1919,

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Mrs. Carcieri was one of nine children in a large and loving family. She had five brothers, John,

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Robert, and the late Raymond, Clinton and Ivar Anderson, and three sisters, Muriel, Marjorie and

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Mary Ann. She was also a doting grandmother to eleven grandchildren and twenty great-

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grandchildren; and

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      WHEREAS, Marguerite’s loving personality created and nurtured a marriage that

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flourished for fifty-six years, and a home that was warm and welcoming. She doted on her

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family, showering them with laughter and warmth. Her vivacious and caring nature made her the

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kind of mother and grandmother that every child needs and deserves; and

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      WHEREAS, Marguerite was the heart and soul of her family. In addition, she was a

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volunteer for Meals On Wheels. Her strength and sincerity will forever be indelibly imprinted on

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the lives and in the cherished memories of her entire family. She enriched the lives of all who

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had the good fortune to have known her and she 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 to The Honorable Donald

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Carcieri and the entire Carcieri family on the passing of his beloved mother, Marguerite E.

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Carcieri. She will be forever 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 a duly certified copy of this resolution to The Honorable Donald Carcieri, Governor of

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the State of Rhode Island.

     

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