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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 ELIZABETH POITRAS

     Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Casey, J. Brien, Shekarchi, Blazejewski,
Chippendale, Ajello, Fogarty, Fenton-Fung, and Shallcross Smith

     Date Introduced: January 16, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Elizabeth Poitras of Woonsocket. She was the beloved wife of Larry Poitras for 54 years; and

     WHEREAS, Originally from Blackstone, Elizabeth Poitras was the daughter of Arthur

and Marguerite LaPointe. She graduated from St. Mary’s Central Catholic High School in

Milford and met the love of her life, Larry Poitras, as a teenager while they were working

together at the Coby Glass Christmas Ball Factory; and

     WHEREAS, Elizabeth Poitras attended Framingham Union Hospital School of Nursing

for a period, but left school to be with her husband when he was drafted into the United States

Army. They married in 1969 and she lived near Fort Dix Army Base for a short period and later

for a year in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, to be with her husband, before they returned home and

settled in Woonsocket; and

     WHEREAS, Elizabeth Poitras was a hard-working professional who strove daily to

support her family. For thirty years she was a beloved librarian for the Greater Woonsocket

Catholic Regional Schools, and took immense joy in sharing her love of reading and literature

with the students at St. Joseph’s, Our Lady of Victories, Monsignor Gadoury and the Good

Shepherd School. She made a positive difference in the lives of countless young students; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her husband, Larry, Elizabeth is survived by her daughter

Jennifer McDonald and her husband, Abre, and daughter Aimee Bernier. She also leaves behind

her grandchildren Ethan, Ava, and Arlen, and her sisters Madeleine Plasse and her husband,

James, and Renee Allard and her husband, Albert. In addition, she leaves behind her numerous

extended family members and many friends; and

     WHEREAS, Elizabeth Poitras was a shining light and a beacon of love and joy in the

lives of her family and many friends and colleagues. She will live on forever in the memories and

hearts of all who knew and loved her; now, therefore be it

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

expresses its condolences on the passing of Elizabeth Poitras; 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 Larry Poitras and Family.

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