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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 DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF NUALA PELL

     

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

     Date Introduced: April 16, 2014

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

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revered and beneficent humanitarian of our state, Nuala O'Donnell Pell. She was the widow of

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former United States Senator, the late Claiborne Pell, and the beloved mother of Christopher Pell

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and his wife, Janet, Dallas Pell, and the late Herbert Pell and Julia Pell. She is also survived by

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her five grandchildren, Tripler Pell, Nicholas Pell, Clay Pell, Christina Neal, and Eames Yates,

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and her nine great-grandchildren, Elias, Marina and Atlas Hammoud, Oliver, Bertie and Nuala

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Randall, Zara Neal, and Georgina and Henry Pell; and

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     WHEREAS, Nuala Pell led a glorious life. Born in New York City to the late Charles

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Oliver and Josephine Hartford O'Donnell, Mrs. Pell was a young woman of great beauty,

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privilege, and wealth. She was an heiress of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, studied

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at the prestigious Bennington College in Vermont, and went sailing and holidayed with the

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President and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; and

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     WHEREAS, Through her grace, decency, and understated humor, Mrs. Pell was equally

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at home at local social clubs, rallies, or in Washington's social circles, and was a true partner and

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great asset to her husband's career; and

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     WHEREAS, Memories of this remarkable woman must also include her dedication not

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only to her family, but also to the service of others. Mrs. Pell's social and political conscience

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helped to transform our state with programs such as the Nuala Pell Leadership Program in Public

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Service, and her service as a trustee of Roger Williams University, the University of Rhode

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Island, and Salve Regina University; and

 

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     WHEREAS, Although born in high society, Nuala Pell fully and enthusiastically

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recognized and embraced her responsibility to give back to the people and the state she loved.

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Her efforts in support of the arts, education, and her humanitarian service provided a beacon of

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hope to many in the Ocean State, and her generous contributions to the community continue to

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impact countless lives to this day; and

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     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Nuala Pell was a kind and consummate humanitarian,

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who left this world a far better place because of her life's endeavors. She enriched the lives of all

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who knew her and she will live on in the hearts and memories of the many people whom she

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inspired and loved; 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 expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Nuala Pell; and be it further

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

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Christopher Pell and Dallas Pell.

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