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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

EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DIAN K. REYNOLDS

     Introduced By: Senators Pearson, Gallo, F. Lombardi, Felag, LaMountain, DiMario,
Tikoian, Britto, Burke, and McKenney

     Date Introduced: February 08, 2024

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Dian K.

Reynolds, the beloved mother of Adam Miller, Joshua Miller and his wife, Nancy Miller, and the

late Samuel Miller and Zachary Miller. She was also blessed with three grandchildren, Nick,

Owen, and Alex Miller and his wife, Theresa; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Reynolds was born Dian Kaufman, and was raised in New York City.

She was a graduate of Bard College and NYU and received a degree in library sciences from the

University of Rhode Island. She was the sister of Amy Goot and Sandra Serebin, and was married

to the late Daniel Miller, with whom she had her four sons, and was later married to Edwin

Reynolds until his passing. She is also survived by Samuel Miller's widow, Anne Boardman-

Miller; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Reynolds spent much of her life in Wellfleet where she was a beloved

member of the cultural community. For many years, she had served as a Trustee of the Wellfleet

Public Library, and was a generous supporter of the Wellfleet Conservation Trust, The Truro

Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, the Fine Arts Work Center, the Provincetown Dance Festival,

as well as the Providence Athenaeum. She had also organized numerous events for the library and

held a group to learn ancient Greek and translate the works of Homer at her home; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Mrs. Reynolds was a charter member of the renowned Trinity

Square Repertory Company, and became a writer and producer at WGBH TV, and a producer of

media content for the Digital Equipment Company. She was an avid art lover and collector, had

enjoyed kayaking and swimming well into her 80s, read at least a book a day for most of her life,

and endeavored to see every movie, play, ballet, museum, opera and concert that she could; and

     WHEREAS, The most fitting tribute to Dian Reynolds is a celebration of her life, a life in

which each and every day was lived fully and joyfully embraced. She was fortunate to have

always enjoyed the total love and support of her family, her friends, and her community, and in

return she enriched the lives of all around her, and she is dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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

sympathy and condolences on the passing Dian K. Reynolds; 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 Adam Miller and Joshua Miller.

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