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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF LOIS R. O'CONNOR

     Introduced By: Representatives Walsh, Shekarchi, Filippi, Morgan, and Solomon

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Lois R.

O'Connor, longtime resident of the Village of Chepachet, beloved wife of the late Robert J.

O'Connor, and the devoted mother of Lynn Tucker and her husband, Gary, Susan Walsh and her

husband, Mark, Robert M. O'Connor and his fiancee, Robin Walters, and Kathy Ballou and her

husband Bob Thomsen; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Providence, Mrs. O'Connor was the daughter of the late Gunnar and

Ella Mortenson, and the sister of Judith McCarthy and her husband, John McCarthy, and Alice

Rachlow. She attained her Bachelor's degree from Rhode Island College and had worked as a

social worker for Rhode Island's DCYF for more than twenty years, retiring in 2003; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her children, Mrs. O'Connor, who was affectionately known

as "Nana Boo Boo" was the cherished grandmother of eight grandchildren, Shaun Tucker,

Jennifer Shields, Christy Long, Jeremie and Nicole Ballou, Ethan, Jake and Annie Walsh, and

nine great-grandchildren, Ava, Levi, and Jonas Tucker, Riley, Avery, and Chase Shields, and

Madelyn, Gunnar, and Wyatt Long; and

     WHEREAS, Lois O'Connor's loving personality created a home that was warm and

welcoming, where her grandchildren often played, and where she could gaze out her windows at

animals scampering about and the beauty of nature; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Lois O'Connor, a kind and generous woman, left an

indelible mark on the lives of those she knew and loved, and she will be dearly missed and

always remembered; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies to the O'Connor Family on the

passing of Lois R. O'Connor; 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 Lynn Tucker and Family, Susan Walsh and

Family, Robert M. O'Connor and Family, and Kathy Ballou and Family.

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