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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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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 ARMAND A. TEIXEIRA, ESQ.

     Introduced By: Representatives Donovan, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Marszalkowski,
Chippendale, Speakman, Fogarty, Tanzi, Ajello, and Boylan

     Date Introduced: January 09, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Armand

A. Teixeira, Esq., the beloved husband of Ann Gancz Teixeira; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Pawtucket, Mr. Teixeira was the son of the late Armando and Alzira

Teixeira. He was very proud of his Portuguese heritage and would often speak with passion about

his ancestral home in Ribamondego, Gouveia, Portugal; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Teixeira graduated from Cumberland High School in 1976, Roger

Williams University in 1980, where he served as the official college photographer, and Suffolk

University School of Law in Boston; and

     WHEREAS, For the last forty years, Mr. Teixeira had been a successful practicing

lawyer, widely admired throughout the community. He was licensed to practice law in all State

and Federal Courts in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and before the United

States Supreme Court. He was also a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association for several

years and was a fierce and tireless advocate for his clients while always conducting himself with

abiding integrity in all matters before the court and in his personal life; and

     WHEREAS, In his free time, Mr. Teixeira was a member of the East Warren Rod & Gun

Club and had a lifelong passion for building and fixing classic cars; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Ann, Mr. Teixeira leaves behind his brothers-in-law

Stephen Gancz, Peter Gancz, and Frank Jacques, and his sister-in-law Nancy Jacques. He is also

survived by his nephew, Matthew Gancz and his wife, Jenna, and their children, Luke, Jeremiah,

Emmy, May and Caleb, and by many cousins and additional family members; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

expresses its condolences on the passing of Armand A. Teixeira, Esq; 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 Ann Gancz Teixeira and Family.

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