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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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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 DOLORES MARY

DUPRÉ

     Introduced By: Senator Alana DiMario

     Date Introduced: May 29, 2025

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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

Mary Dupré, the beloved wife of the late Robert “Bob” Dupré for sixty-five years, and the

cherished mother of Cynthia Wilson and her husband, Richard Gill, Judith Dupré, B.J. Dupré,

Susan Dupré and her partner, Jonathan Banks, and Peter Dupré; and

     WHEREAS, Born in the City of Providence, Dolores Mary Dupré was the oldest child of

Benedict and Antonetta Albanese, who bestowed their children with a devotion to God, family,

hard work, and the importance of helping others. She is survived by her sister, Judy Gartsu, and

her brother, Ben Albanese and his wife, Marlene; and

     WHEREAS, On June 24, 1949, she met her husband at Scarborough Beach and after a

five-year courtship, Mrs. Dupré married the love of her life, Bob, and together they created a

home that was warm, welcoming, and magical. She doted and celebrated every event with a

family gathering and adored having her grandchildren, Genevieve, Zepheryn, Chandler, and

Annie Dupré, Brendan and Emmet Gaffney, and Robert Wilson and Lily Benson, and their

partners, Spencer Lis, Emily Nalbandian, Edward Coady, and Jake, and her four great-

grandchildren, Serena, Ellery, and Jasper Lis, and Grace Benson around to celebrate anything and

everything; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Dupré was a graduate of Salve Regina University, and after raising her

children, took a part-time job at an in-home health services company, where she rose to the

position of manager, and retired at the age of eighty; and

     WHEREAS, Generous and sharing with others, but frugal with her own needs, shy and

private by nature, but a fierce advocate for others, Dolores Dupré left an indelible mark on all

who had the good fortune to be a part of her remarkable life and she is dearly missed; now,

therefore be it

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

sympathy and condolences to the family and many friends of Dolores Mary Dupré; 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 Cynthia Wilson and Family, Judith Dupré, B.J.

Dupré, Susan Dupré and Family, and Peter Dupré.

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