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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF CAROL F. DOHERTY, RN

     Introduced By: Senator David P. Tikoian

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2024

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Carol F.

Doherty, RN, of Cumberland and formerly of Taunton. Mrs. Doherty was the beloved wife of the

late Dr. Edward J. Doherty, DDS, who had a thriving dental practice in Attleboro for many years;

and

     WHEREAS, Born in Taunton, Carol Doherty was the daughter of the late Taunton Police

Detective John Flynn and the late Margaret Flynn. She was the sister of the late John Flynn; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Doherty was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School and the Morton

School of Nursing. She studied at the graduate level at Boston University, Simmons College and

McGill University and had a long and distinguished career as a nurse, working at Boston City

Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital and other hospitals in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She

was a contributing member of the World Health Organization and saved numerous lives during

the polio epidemic thanks to her training in the use of the iron lung; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Doherty leaves behind her children, retired Wrentham District Court

Clerk-Magistrate Edward Doherty and his wife, Joanne, and Colonel Brendan Doherty, retired

Rhode Island State Police Superintendent, and his wife, Michele. She was predeceased by her

son, Christopher Doherty, co-owner of the 19th Hole Tavern in Hyannis. Mrs. Doherty is also

survived by her grandchildren, Matthew Doherty and his wife, Kristin, Christine Ehlers, RN, and

her husband, Dan, Shelby Matzell and her husband, Evan, and Kaitlin Wirth and her husband,

Jonathan, and her great-grandchildren, Brayden, Jack and Quinn Doherty, Adalyn, Lucy and Rose

Ehlers, Ryan and Cavan Matzell, and Joseph and Molly Wirth; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Doherty was a hard-working woman who always put her family first in

her life and strove daily to provide for her loved ones. She was kind and generous but was also

strong and determined. At the age of 93, she defeated the COVID-19 Virus and did so again at a

later date. Mrs. Doherty was a shining star whose beacon burned brightly within the lives of her

family and many friends, and she will forever be remembered in the hearts and minds of all who

knew and loved her; now, therefore be it

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

condolences on the passing of Carol F. Doherty; 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 Edward Doherty and Colonel Brendan Doherty.

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