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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF KAREN A. CARTIN

     Introduced By: Representatives Savage, DaSilva, Melo, and Malik

     Date Introduced: January 31, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Karen

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A. Cartin, former wife of Nicholas Ferrara, devoted and beloved mother of Nicolas Ferrara,

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Michael Ferrara, and Kristina Ferrara, and the cherished grandmother of Nicolas Soler; and 

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     WHEREAS, Karen is also survived by her sister, Margaret, her godmother, Marie, a large

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and loving extended family, and many, many friends; and

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     WHEREAS, A resident of Riverside and formerly of Warren, Karen was the daughter of

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the late Thomas and Rose Cartin. She had been employed at the Lincoln School in Providence for

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eighteen years; and

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     WHEREAS, Enamored of all things purple, as well as the beach, the Red Sox, and

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cooking for her family, Karen’s lively personality transcended her courageous battle with breast

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cancer; and

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     WHEREAS, The most fitting tribute to Karen Cartin would be a celebration of her life

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and the woman she once was - a woman who lived each and every day fully and joyfully, and a

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woman who was fortunate to have always had the love and support of her family and friends;

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now, therefore be it

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

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Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies to the Ferrara, Cartin, and

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Souraty families on the passing of Karen A. Cartin. She will be joyfully remembered and dearly

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missed; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Nicolas Ferrara, Michael Ferrara, and Kristina

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Ferrara.

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