| R 183 |
| 2025 -- H 6144 Enacted 03/27/2025 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF LEONA P. MARCHAND ON MARCH 30, 2025 |
Introduced By: Representatives Giraldo, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Cruz, Stewart, Voas, Solomon, Casey, and Kennedy |
| Date Introduced: March 27, 2025 |
| WHEREAS, Leona P. Marchand was born on March 30, 1925, in Berlin, New |
| Hampshire. In the year of Mrs. Marchand's birth, a new Ford Model T cost approximately $295, a |
| loaf of bread cost 10 cents, a pound of butter cost 55 cents and a pound of bacon cost 47 cents; |
| and |
| WHEREAS, The year 1925 was one of great breakthroughs for women's equality in the |
| United States, with Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming and Ma Ferguson of Texas becoming the |
| first female Governors in United States history; and |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Marchand met the love of her life, the late Alfred Marchand, on a blind |
| date. They later married, and raised six children, Christine, Robert, Russell, Kevin, Louise, and |
| Timothy in Central Falls; and |
| WHEREAS, A dedicated and hardworking woman, Mrs. Marchand tirelessly provided |
| for her family and loved ones. Leona worked for more than 25 years at Ann & Hope, and after a |
| brief retirement, accepted a position with the Central Falls Public Schools as a food server, a |
| position she held until the age of 90; and |
| WHEREAS, In her well-earned retirement, Mrs. Marchand enjoys gardening, tending to |
| her flower beds, and spending cherished time with her loved ones, especially at a camp in Maine. |
| She also makes yearly visits to Berlin, New Hampshire, to visit friends. Additionally, she enjoys |
| knitting, cooking, baking, and watching the Hallmark Channel; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| joyously celebrates the 100th Birthday of Leona P. Marchand on March 30, 2025; 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 Mrs. Leona P. Marchand. |
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