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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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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 MARY JO POULIOT

     Introduced By: Senators Lawson, Lauria, Britto, F. Lombardi, Zurier, LaMountain, and
Burke

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2024

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Mary Jo

Pouliot, the cherished wife of Raymond Pouliot for fifty-three years; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Long Beach, California, Mrs. Pouliot was the daughter of the late

Daniel and Mary Shea, and the sister of Patricia Bailey and her husband, Scott, Margaret

MacGilpin and her husband, Greg, and Daniel Shea. She was also the beloved aunt to many

nieces and nephews; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Pouliot was a wonderful and caring English Teacher at Gallagher

Middle School in Smithfield for thirty-five years. She possessed a passion for teaching and

education, and always looked for and brought out the best in her students, colleagues, and all

those who shared her life; and

     WHEREAS, For six years, Mrs. Pouliot had also coached the Gallagher Middle School

Girls' Basketball Team, who under her guidance, had won the State Championship during that

period; and

     WHEREAS, Always there for anyone who needed her help or someone to listen, Mrs.

Pouliot inspired her students, a number of whom later returned to the Smithfield School system

and became her colleagues; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Pouliot was a dedicated union leader and member of NEA Smithfield

and the National Education Association Rhode Island. She had also served as President of the

NEA Rhode Island Children's Fund, and after retiring, became involved with the NEA Rhode

Island Retired group, ultimately serving as President; and

     WHEREAS, An avid reader, Mrs. Pouliot also enjoyed traveling with her husband and

cruising with their friends, particularly to the sunny Caribbean; and

     WHEREAS, Mary Jo Pouliot touched the lives of so many people and her legacy will

forever live on in the generations of students she inspired, and in the hearts of the family she

loved; now, therefore be it

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

condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mary Jo Pouliot; 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 Raymond Pouliot and Family.

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