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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SAYSOMBOUN PHIVILAY

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Slater, Chippendale, Solomon,
Ackerman, Azzinaro, Ajello, Boylan, and Fellela

     Date Introduced: January 14, 2025

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, This House was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Saysomboun

Phivilay, the beloved wife of Khamsing Phivilay for fifty years, and the devoted mother of

Phanida Phivilay and her husband, our colleague, Alan Rudolph, and their children Belinda

Phivilay and her longtime partner, Treina Santos, Brandon Phivilay, Olivia Bessette, David

Rudolph, and Jonathan Rudolph, and Alina Phivilay and her longtime significant other, Frank

DeCaro, and their son, Luca DeCaro; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Thakhek, capital of the beautiful Khammouane Province in Laos,

Mrs. Phivilay was the youngest daughter of nine siblings, born to the late Sivixay Saycocie and

Yvone Salgé; and

     WHEREAS, In 1975, Mrs. Phivilay married the love of her life, Khamsing, whom she

had met in the early 1960s while working in Vientiane, Laos; and

     WHEREAS, In 1980, the couple, together with their eldest daughter, immigrated to the

United States after being sponsored by the Stickney family, and settled in Portsmouth, Rhode

Island. Shortly thereafter, they moved to the City of Newport, and in 1986, they purchased their

forever home in the Smith Hill neighborhood of the City of Providence; and

     WHEREAS, With pride and joy, and an unwavering love for her husband, children, and

grandchildren, Mrs. Phivilay created a home for her family that was warm and welcoming.

Creating lasting memories, she cherished every moment spent with them, cooking Laotian food,

and instilling them with the traditions that came from her roots in Laos; and

     WHEREAS, Saysomboun Phivilay was a gentle soul, filled with love and kindness, and

she is, and will always be, deeply missed by those who knew and loved her; now, therefore be it

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

extends heartfelt condolences on the passing of Saysomboun Phivilay; 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 Khamsing Phivilay, Phanida Phivilay and

Family, and Alina Phivilay and Family.

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