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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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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 PATRICIA M. GOODWIN

     Introduced By: Senators Paiva Weed, Ruggerio, Algiere, Perry, and Pichardo

     Date Introduced: January 03, 2012

     Referred To: Senate read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with profound sadness and regret that this Senate has learned of the

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passing of Patricia M. Goodwin, a generous and loving woman who was deeply devoted to her

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family. Patricia was the wife of former Senator Thomas N. Goodwin. Tom and Pat were married

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for fifty-three years. The Senate family grieves along with Tom and their daughters, Senator

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Maryellen Goodwin, Sheila A. Connelly and her husband, Paul, and Maureen P. LaRocque and

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her husband, Jeffrey, four loving grandchildren, Marygrace Heywood, Teresa Rose, John Paul

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LaRocque, and Liam Thomas Connelly, and her sister, Elizabeth A. Hynes; and

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     WHEREAS, Pat was born in Providence on Saint Patrick’s Day seventy-six years ago, a

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daughter of the late William J. and Mary E. (McGrath) Hogan. She lived in the Smith Hill

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neighborhood for many years before moving to North Providence eighteen years ago; and

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     WHEREAS, Pat was a genealogist for the State of Rhode Island, Department of Vital

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Records, for eighteen years, retiring in 1997. In retirement she and her daughter, Maureen, hosted

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Perfect Beginnings Family Christian Day Care at her North Providence home; and

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     WHEREAS, A 1949 graduate of Tyler School and a 1952 graduate of Saint Xavier

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Academy, Pat attended Providence College. She was acting deputy Recorder of Deeds for the

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City of Providence from 1952 until her mother, Mary, became ill in 1959; and

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     WHEREAS, Pat was a faithful communicant of Saint Patrick Church; and

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     WHEREAS, A member of the 1st Senatorial District Committee and the Saint Xavier

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Alumnae Association, Pat was also an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox. She enjoyed both

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watching the game, and letting her son-in-law, Jeff, and every Yankee fan, know about it when

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the Red Sox were doing well; and

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     WHEREAS, Welcoming and warm to everyone she met, Pat opened the doors of her

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home for all to enjoy good food and good company during holidays and special occasions, such

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as her birthday, which she loved. From Christmas carolers to Smith Hill neighborhood gatherings

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at her house during the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, she brought joy to family, friends, and

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neighbors throughout the year with her hospitality and her infectious smile; and

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     WHEREAS, A remarkable and gracious woman whose giving heart, magnanimous spirit,

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and omnipresent good humor greatly enriched the lives of her family, friends, and everyone

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around her, Pat filled her life was filled with good deeds and good times. She represented all that

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is best in people and in our state. She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered for her grace,

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humor, and faith; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby offers its sincere condolences to Pat’s husband, Thomas, her daughters Maryellen, Sheila,

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and Maureen, her grandchildren Marygrace, Teresa, John, and Liam, and her sister, Elizabeth;

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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 a duly certified copy of this resolution to The Honorable Thomas N. Goodwin and

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Family.

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