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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MRS. GEORGIANNA ELIZABETH

RODRIGUES

     Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, and Coyne

     Date Introduced: May 24, 2017

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Georgianna Elizabeth Rodrigues, a lifelong resident of Middletown,

passed away on May, 10, 2017, surrounded by her loving family; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Rodrigues was married to the late Domingos Rodrigues and together

they raised nine children on a farm in Middletown. She was a devoted wife to her husband and

was the beloved mother of her children, who she taught to be strong and determined. She was

also a doting grandmother and great grandmother and lived her entire life according to her motto

of "Family First”; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Rodrigues was also passionate about farming and animals. For more

than 40 years, she was a 4H leader, and attended numerous dairy and cattle fairs. She also

mothered many 4H children from across Rhode Island, where the bonds of attachment grew so

strong that they addressed her lovingly as "Granny"; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Mrs. Rodrigues worked at St. Clare's Nursing Home and in

private home care. She was also a dedicated volunteer at the Middletown Senior Center for more

than twenty years; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Rodrigues was actively involved in local, state and national politics

and was renowned for her fundraising skills on behalf of the Democratic Party; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Rodrigues was a nurturer by nature and an ultimate lady. She was

known by many for her beautiful fashion sense and her big heart. She loved people and gave love

to all in her life. She will be sorely missed by her loved ones and numerous friends, but she will

always live on in the memories of those whose lives were positively impacted by her presence;

and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Rodrigues leaves behind her children, Georgianna Rego and her

husband, Clarence, Linda Johnson, Arlene Kaull and her husband, Charlie, Domingos Rodrigues

III and his wife, Deborah, Patricia LeBeau, Susan Randall and her husband, Bob, David

Rodrigues and Paul Rodrigues. She also leaves behind her sisters, Florence Fuentes and Dorothea

Hagen, twenty grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her

daughter Evelyn Corey, her sons-in-law Joseph Corey, Raymond LeBeau, her grandson, Joseph

Corey, and her siblings Maryann Young, Manuel Silvia, Louise Perry, Anthony Silvia, and Alfred

Silvia; now, therefore be it

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

hereby expresses its condolences to the Rodrigues family on the passing of Mrs. Georgianna

Elizabeth Rodrigues; 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 the Rodrigues Family.

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