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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF KATHIE M. SANDBERG

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Messier, Ruggiero, Costa, and Ackerman

     Date Introduced: May 21, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Kathie

M. Sandberg, the beloved wife of 43 years to John Sandberg, and the loving mother of one

daughter, Cassidy Sandberg; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Central Falls, Mrs. Sandberg was the daughter of Wanda Stott and

the late Thomas Stott, and the sister of Thomas Stott and Gary Stott; and

     WHEREAS, Prior to starting her family, Mrs. Sandberg had worked for AT&T (formally

New England Telephone), as the first female fraud director in the country; and

     WHEREAS, For more than twenty years, Mrs. Sandberg worked at The Children's

Workshop. She was one of the organization's first employees and through the years, had held

numerous positions within the company. Until her passing, Kathie had been the Field Operations

Manager and was "integral in the success of the day-to-day operation and staffing of their

nineteen current locations." Throughout her tenure with the company, Kathie had served the

families under her care with great passion and excellence; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Sandberg's twenty years with The Children's Workshop are

wholeheartedly commendable, but they were only one small portion of a life that included a

panoply of service to others. She had served as a liaison to several child care leadership groups

including the Rhode Island Child Care Director's Association and was very active with St Jude's

Parish, serving as a Eucharistic Minister for many years, and serving on the parish finance

committee; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that this kind and gentle soul left the world a far better

place because of her life’s work. Kathie Sandberg's efforts in uplifting the lives of Rhode Island's

children were boundless and an inspiration to us all. She enriched the lives of all who knew her

and she will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Kathie M.

Sandberg. She will forever be remembered as a loving wife and mom, and for her warm smile

and infectious humor; 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 Mr. John Sandberg and Family.

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