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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING REPRESENTATIVE ELAINE A. CODERRE FOR HER SERVICE TO THE

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, DeSimone, Lima, Lally, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: June 20, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with regret and sadness that we bid farewell to our good friend and

colleague the Honorable Elaine Coderre, who is retiring from the Rhode Island House of

Representatives, District 60, after almost three decades of devoted service to her constituents in

the City of Pawtucket and the citizens of the State of Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Coderre was elected to the Rhode Island House of

Representatives in November of 1984. Earning the respect of her peers, she was appointed to the

post of Democratic Caucus Chairwoman and has also distinguished herself as a member of the

House Oversight Committee and the House Rules Committee; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Representative Coderre serves on the Commission on Aid to

Families with Dependent Children Standards, the Commission on Department of Children, Youth

and Families, the Rhode Island Council on Alcoholism, the Association of Senior Center

Directors, and the Children's Code Commission. She is also on the Board of Directors for the

Senior Inn of Pawtucket and a board member of the Visiting Nurse Service; and

     WHEREAS, While now retired, Representative Coderre worked as Executive Director of

the Westminster Senior Center for many years. She is married to Raymond Coderre and has three

children and five beautiful grandchildren; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Coderre's presence in the State House has been steadfast,

reliable and reassuring. Her vast knowledge of the legislative process has been an invaluable

asset to, and as part of, the leadership of this state and she will most assuredly be missed; now,

therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby honors Representative Elaine A. Coderre as she concludes her

service in the Rhode Island General Assembly. We thank her for a job well done, and extend our

sincere wishes for her continued health, happiness and success; 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 the Honorable Elaine A. Coderre.

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