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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF BERTHA L. CROMPTON

     Introduced By: Senators E O`Neill, Archambault, Metts, Lombardi, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: May 12, 2015

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Bertha

L. Crompton, loving wife of the late Richard K. Crompton, and the devoted mother of two

daughters, Karolyn Simpson and Muriel Andreoni; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Crompton was born in Pawtucket, the daughter of the late Albert and

Ada Lawton. She and her husband had made their home in Smithfield for many years before she

moved to Lincoln after his passing. She was preceded in death by her sister, Ruth Lund, and two

brothers, Henry and A. Forrest Lawton; and

     WHEREAS, Creating a home that was warm and welcoming, Mrs. Crompton doted on

her family, particularly her seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, five great-great-

grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to making a home for her family, Mrs. Crompton had worked as

a payroll supervisor at the Rhode Island School of Design until her retirement. She was also a

very active member of the Lime Rock Baptist Church for 95 years, where she had served as a

deacon, honorary deacon, Sunday school superintendent, church historian, a choir member for 72

years, and a member of the Penetralia Guild and The Lime Rockers; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Bertha Crompton led a long and fulfilled life. She

was a warm and gracious woman, who left an indelible mark on the lives of those she knew and

loved, and she will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Bertha L. Crompton; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Karolyn Simpson and Muriel Andreoni.

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