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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF MARTHA ARAMIAN

     Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin

     Date Introduced: January 23, 2014

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

Martha Aramian.  She passed on much as she had lived her life, with dignity and surrounded by

her loving family.  She is survived by her sisters S. Sue Aramian and Margo Ragan, her niece

Jocelyn, her nephew Paul, her beloved grandniece and grandnephews Emma Ragan, Luca and

Bastian Micolucci, and her cousins Cheryl and Dianne Apkarian; and

     WHEREAS, Martha Aramian gave generously of herself to her family, her friends, her

heritage, and those in need.  Together with her sisters and the International YMCA, she

established the Kazar and Nevart Aramian Child Care Center, as well as the Aramian Camp for

children and the Zevartaran for senior citizens in Vanadzor, Armenia; and

     WHEREAS, The Armenian Heritage Park in Providence was designed, created, and

deeded to the city through Martha Aramian's determination and benevolence.  The park stands as

a testament to those in the Armenian community who endured the horrors of the Genocide and

made their homes and built new lives in this country.  Within the park, the names of these brave

families are engraved on granite stones and forever memorialized; and  

     WHEREAS, Martha had great faith and believed the Armenian Church was the

cornerstone for the Armenian people.  Although she was a member of Sts. Vartanantz Church,

she lent her support to all the Armenian churches in Providence; and

     WHEREAS, Sir Winston Churchill was quoted as saying, “We make a living by what we

get, we make a life by what we give.”  Martha Aramian gave her time and her heart

generously.  She is truly deserving of our utmost admiration and gratitude and she will be dearly

missed; now, therefore be it 

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

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Martha Aramian; 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 S. Sue Aramian and Margo Ragan.

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