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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF HELEN FAIRBROTHER MORONEY

     Introduced By: Senators P Fogarty, Paiva Weed, Gallo, Metts, and Felag

     Date Introduced: March 31, 2015

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

Helen Fairbrother Moroney, beloved wife of the late John Moroney, and a well-respected

member of the Burrillville community; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Moroney was born and raised in Pascoag, and always maintained a

special place in her heart for the village. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Gordon,

John, and Edward, and is survived by her sisters-in-law, Pauline Laprade Fairbrother and Cecile

Fairbrother. She was also the devoted aunt of many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great

nephews who will forever remember spending summers with their Aunt Helen at "the lake"; and

     WHEREAS, As a young woman, Mrs. Moroney worked for Senator Theodore Green in

Washington, D.C., and for Governor Notte in Rhode Island. She was a delegate to the Democratic

National Convention for President John F. Kennedy and was later employed in the Office of

Legislative Council; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Moroney was also very active on a number of local boards and

committees including being a member of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, a longtime

member of the Burrillville Democratic Town Committee, and serving as the President of the

Board of Trustees of the Pascoag Public Library, where she was a driving force behind the

awarding of a grant that funded the expansion of the library; and

     WHEREAS, In honor of her many contributions and efforts on behalf of the library, the

new wing of the Pascoag Public Library was dedicated to Mrs. Moroney and, in recognition of all

she had done to make the Blackstone Valley a tourist destination, she was inducted into the

William Blackstone Society; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her community service, Mrs. Moroney and her husband

owned and operated the Ocean View Hotel on Block Island for many years and started Echo Lake

Campground in 1955, which has been running for over 60 years; and

     WHEREAS, The most fitting tribute to Helen Moroney is a celebration of her life, a life

in which each and every day was lived fully and joyfully embraced. She was fortunate to have

always enjoyed the total love and support of her family, and in return, she brightened and

enriched the lives of all around her. Helen Moroney was the beloved matriarch of her family and

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

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

hereby expresses our heartfelt condolences on the passing of Helen Moroney; 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 Pauline Laprade Fairbrother and Family, and

Cecile Fairbrother and Family.

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