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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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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 MARIE VIRGINIA KIRK

     Introduced By: Representatives O`Neill, Lally, and Keable

     Date Introduced: May 29, 2012

     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 Marie

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Virginia Kirk, the beloved wife for more than six and a half decades, the one and only true love,

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and the best friend of her husband, Kenneth Kirk.  She was also the loving and devoted mother of

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five children, Patricia Durigan, widow of the late Philip Durigan, Kenneth Kirk, Jr., and his wife,

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Doris, Lawrence Kirk, Richard Kirk and his wife, Diane, and Margaret Coyne and her husband,

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Donald; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Providence to the late Margaret and Carlo Arbolino, Marie and her

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husband, Kenneth, had been long-time residents of Cranston before moving to New Symrna

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Beach in 1997; and

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     WHEREAS, Marie and Kenneth had joined the New Symrna Yacht Club, where they

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enjoyed playing canasta and all the various social functions.  Marie was also an active Christian

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and followed the Catholic faith; and

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

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

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granddaughters Hannah and Grace.  She enjoyed a special closeness with her seven

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grandchildren, Sheri, wife of our friend and colleague Representative O’Neill, and David, Kelli,

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Ryan, Christina, Andrew, and Geoffrey; and

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     WHEREAS, Blessed with a thoughtful and caring nature, Marie was the kind of mother

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and grandmother that every child needs and deserves.  She was the heart and soul of her family,

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and her kindheartedness and sincerity will forever be indelibly imprinted on the lives and in the

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cherished memories of her entire family; 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 Mr. Kenneth Kirk and the

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entire Kirk Family on the passing of Marie Virginia Kirk.  She will be forever remembered as a

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devoted wife and a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; 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 Kenneth Kirk, Patricia Durigan, Kenneth and

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Doris Kirk, Jr., Lawrence Kirk, Richard and Diane Kirk, Margaret and Donald Coyne, and Sheri

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and The Honorable J. Patrick O’Neill and Family.

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