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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF MARIE ELIZABETH | |
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CUSTER | |
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Introduced By: Representatives O`Neill, Fox, Mattiello, Martin, and Serpa | |
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Date Introduced: January 03, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the untimely passing |
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of Marie Elizabeth Custer, beloved wife of Armand Lefevbre, and predeceased by her former |
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husband of thirty-five years, Dr. John Custer. Mrs. Custer was the devoted mother of Anastasia |
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Custer and her partner, Jason Pezzullo, Rebecca Townsend and her husband, Thomas, and Kerry |
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Feather and her husband, Thomas. She was also the loving grandmother of Thomas, Charles, |
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Benjamin, Campbell, and Flannery; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Pawtucket, Mrs. Custer attended the College of Saint Elizabeth, |
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attaining her Bachelor’s degree in History. She also received certificates from Rhode Island |
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College and had been a teacher for more than forty years; and |
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WHEREAS, Marie Custer’s loving personality created and nurtured a marriage that |
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flourished and a home that was warm and welcoming. She had a full and wonderful life, doting |
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on her family, cheering on her favorite sports teams, gardening, and traveling. She was also an |
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enthusiastic and humane animal lover and an active board member of Saint Patrick Church; and |
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WHEREAS, A patient and caring nature made Marie Custer the kind of mother and |
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grandmother that every child needs and deserves. Her consideration and thoughtfulness |
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enveloped her large extended family with whom she had enjoyed a special closeness, including |
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her brother, James, her stepchildren, and her nieces and nephews, one of whom is our friend and |
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colleague Representative J. Patrick O’Neill; and |
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WHEREAS, Marie Custer was the heart and soul of her family. Her kindheartedness and |
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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 have known her and she |
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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 entire and extended Custer |
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and O’Neill families on the passing of Marie Elizabeth Custer. She will be forever remembered |
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as a devoted wife, loving mother, proud grandmother, and a true and gentle soul; 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 Mr. Armand Lefevbre, Ms. Anastasia Custer, |
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and The Honorable J. Patrick O’Neill. |
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