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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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DECLARING JUNE 10, 2013, AS GERTRUDE "MEMERE" RONDEAU DAY IN THE | |
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Introduced By: Representative Stephen M. Casey | |
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Date Introduced: June 11, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, There are some people you meet in life who stand out as a result of the |
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principles they hold dear, their strength of character, and the actions by which they demonstrate |
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their concern for the world around them. Gertrude Rondeau is this kind of an exceptional person; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Gertrude Rondeau was born in Sorreal, Quebec, Canada. As a young child, |
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she moved to Woonsocket. Like many other children of her generation, she grew up knowing that |
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work is simply love made visible. Whether it was through the efforts she made at the textile mill |
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in which she labored for many years to provide for her family, or in the time she spent raising her |
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wonderful son, Gertrude consistently modeled an exuberance for life that was infectious. As she |
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became a grandmother to three grandchildren and a great-grandmother to seven, Gertrude has |
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continued to strive -- in ways both big and small -- to make their community a better, more loving |
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place; and |
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WHEREAS, All who have known Gertrude have admired her for her charitable |
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disposition, friendly demeanor, cheerful attitude, and willingness to always help a loved one, |
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friend, or colleague in need. Now the matriarch of a close family, she serves as an inspiration for |
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subsequent generations to carry on her legacy of compassion, determination, and selflessness; |
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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 declares June 10, 2013, as Gertrude "Memere" Rondeau Day in |
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the State of Rhode Island. May we all strive to emulate Gertrude’s example on this and every day; |
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and be 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 a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Gertrude Rondeau. |
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