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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 LETITIA MORRISON CARTER

     Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, McGaw,
Tanzi, Shallcross Smith, Fenton-Fung, Bennett, and Serpa

     Date Introduced: February 14, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Morrison Carter of Little Compton, the beloved wife of the late John S. Carter, Jr.; and

     WHEREAS, Letitia Morrison Carter was an incredibly talented woman who strived

tirelessly to support her family, community, and numerous philanthropic organizations. She was a

kind woman with great wisdom whose leadership and creativity impacted positively the lives of

many people and charitable organizations; and

     WHEREAS, When Mrs. Carter was supporting a project that was to the benefit of her

community and others, she worked relentlessly in support of that endeavor. She was one of the

founders who opened the Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol, later serving as its President and

was the founder of Fiber Co-op at the Slater Hill Historic Site in Pawtucket. One of Ms. Carter’s

major accomplishments took place when she, as the President of the Veterans Memorial

Auditorium, attained the financing for major remodeling in 1990, and as a result, secured the

return of the Rhode Island Philharmonic concerts; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Carter served our State as a Commissioner of the Convention Center

Authority, with particular responsibility as Chair of the Vets Foundation. She also served the

State and community she loved so much as a board member of the Community Preparatory

School for ten years, three years as Chair, as the Director for WRNI Public Radio, Planned

Parenthood, the Philharmonic, Rhode Island Mayoral Academies, and the Rhode Island

Philharmonic Music School. In all of these endeavors, she served with great passion and abiding

integrity; and

     WHEREAS, Letitia Carter is survived by her children, Kathy Martinez and her husband,

Alex, John Carter and Nicole Peckham, Pamela Carter, and Elisabeth Carter, and her

grandchildren, Julia Martinez and her husband, David Moskowitz, Maggie Foote and her

husband, Eric, Johnny Carter and Liam Rowe. She also leaves behind her four great-

grandchildren, Cash and Falcon Foote, and Jonah and Zoe Moskowitz; now, therefore be it

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

expresses its condolences on the passing of Letitia Morrison Carter; 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 Kathy Martinez, John Carter, Pamela Carter

and Elisabeth Carter.

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