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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 LEONIE "LEE"

FLAHERTY

     Introduced By: Senator Donna M.Nesselbush

     Date Introduced: June 12, 2014

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

"Lee" Flaherty, loving wife of more than forty years to the late Francis M. Flaherty, and devoted

mother and mother-in-law of Diane Flaherty and her spouse, Donna DeAngelis, David Flaherty

and his wife, Betsy, Mary Walsh and her husband, Steve, Mark Flaherty and his wife, Carol, and

Patty Flaherty Donahue and her husband, Brian Donahue; and

     WHEREAS, Born to Frederick and Leonie Driscoll on February 10th of 1923, Mrs.

Flaherty was the sister of the late Frederick Driscoll, Isabell Hannan, Leonard Driscoll, and

Dorothy Uriot; and

     WHEREAS, Lee Flaherty's loving personality created and nurtured a marriage that

flourished, and a home that was warm and welcoming. She doted on her family, particularly her

grandchildren, Sean Walsh, Shannon Walsh Merlin, Michael Remen, Daniel Remen, Patrick

Flaherty, Kelly Flaherty, and Brendan Flaherty, and her three great grandchildren, James Merlin,

Declan Walsh, and Keeghan Walsh; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her family life, Mrs. Flaherty had been employed as the

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools in the City of Attleboro, for more than

twenty years. She had also served on the board of the Attleboro Council on Aging and was the

Secretary of the Resident Council at Epoch Assisted Living, where she had resided for five years;

and

     WHEREAS, A faithful communicant of St. John's Church, Mrs. Flaherty had also

volunteered for myriad charities and had been a member of the Highland Country Club, and the

Bearcroft Swim Club; and

     WHEREAS, Lee Flaherty was the heart and soul of her family. Her benevolence, hugs,

and ever-present smile could "light up a room" making her an extraordinary mother and

grandmother; her legacy, mark and cherished memory will forever be indelibly imprinted on the

lives and hearts of her entire family; 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 Leonie "Lee" Flaherty. She will be

forever remembered as a devoted wife and loving mother; 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 Diane Flaherty, David Flaherty, Mary Walsh,

Mark Flaherty, and Patty Flaherty Donahue.

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