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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ARTHUR F. TRAHAN,

SR.

     Introduced By: Senator Gordon E. Rogers

     Date Introduced: March 22, 2023

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Arthur

F. Trahan, Sr., a lifelong resident of Scituate, and the beloved husband of Dorothy Trahan for 62

years; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Trahan was a son of the late Olidor and Sara Trahan. He was a hard

worker who daily strove to provide for his family and loved ones. He was the owner of the former

A.C.D. Incorporated excavating company, and had also worked for the former Dexter Brothers

Oil Company. In addition, he was a heavy equipment operator and mechanic for the Town of

Scituate until his retirement in 1997, and had also served our nation with distinction as a member

of the United States Army; and

     WHEREAS, In his free time, Mr. Trahan enjoyed the outdoors, working outside on

anything mechanical, being part of construction projects and being a league bowler at Town Hall

Lanes. He also enjoyed attending church, his grandchildren’s school, and sporting and musical

events through the years; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Dorothy, Mr. Trahan leaves behind his children,

Arthur “Skip” Trahan, Jr., and his wife Maddalena, Charlene Randall and her husband, the

Honorable Kevin Breene, former Rhode Island Senator, and Cynthia Moscarelli and her husband,

David. Mr. Trahan was the grandfather of Torey and Derek Randall, Carolyn and Mitchell

Trahan, Leah Moscarelli, and 11 great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Ronald Trahan, the

late Roberta Gagnon, Cecile Rogers and Roland Trahan, and is also survived by many nieces,

nephews; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its deepest

condolences on the passing of Mr. Arthur F. Trahan, Sr., and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Dorothy Trahan and Family.

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