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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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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 FRANCIS D. LANDRY, JR.

     Introduced By: Senator Dawn M. Euer

     Date Introduced: January 21, 2026

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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

Landry; and

     WHEREAS, Francis D. Landry, Jr., a lifelong Newporter until his medical diagnosis, was

born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1952; and

     WHEREAS, Francis was a devoted family man who strove every day of his life to

provide for his loved ones. He was a hardworking man who often worked as many as ninety

hours a week as a water treatment plant operator for the City of Newport for thirty years. Prior to

that, Mr. Landry was an automotive salesman at the former Newport Autocenter, where he sold

Fords, Hyundais and Jeeps, always doing so with a smile and with the utmost integrity; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Landry was also a lifelong advocate for workers’ rights and served as

the President of his Union for the City of Newport. Mr. Landry also served on the Newport

Housing Authority, and played a key role in the founding of Newport Heights; and

     WHEREAS, In his free time, Francis was a big sports fan who could be found

passionately cheering on his beloved Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, and the Boston

Celtics. Mr. Landry was also a man of deep faith in God who found great peace and solace living

out his faith; and

     WHEREAS, Francis Landry is survived by his daughters, Meagan and Gretchen Landry,

and his siblings, Michael, Paul, Kathleen, and Carol, as well as many nieces, nephews and

cousins and his “granddogs”, Bailey, Boomer, and Oreo. Mr. Landry was predeceased by his

parents, Francis and Margaretta Kenney Landry, and his sister, Cheryl McCarthy; now, therefore

be it

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

condolences on the passing of Mr. Francis D. Landry Jr.; 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 Meagan Landry and Gretchen Landry.

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