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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

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF JEANNE C. SILVA

     Introduced By: Representatives Morgan, Shekarchi, Ucci, Fellela, and Casey

     Date Introduced: June 19, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Silva, beloved wife for forty-seven years to the love of her life, Thomas R. Silva, the cherished

mother of Kevin and his wife, Kristen, and Heather Silva, and the doting grandmother to the

"lights of her life" Dylan, Ethan, Lucy, Charlotte, and Collin Silva; and

     WHEREAS, Jeanne Santos grew up in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, the

daughter of the late Angelo and Virginia Santos, and sister of Debra Santos and Pamela Cameron.

She attended Fox Point Elementary School and Nathan Bishop Junior High School, and was a

graduate of Hope High School. Upon graduating, she worked as an administrative assistant and

retail associate for various local businesses; and

     WHEREAS, From their first date in high school, it was apparent that Tom and Jeanne

were destined to be together. They married in April of 1971, and built a home, family, and

marriage that flourished and was warm and welcoming; and

     WHEREAS, As her children grew up, Mrs. Silva decided to once again work outside of

the home, but still remained close working as a volunteer with the Cranston Public Schools where

her children attended. She later became a vocational assessment technician, helping young people

to discover their future career paths, and subsequently, before her retirement, worked in

Cranston's Early Childhood Development Program; and

     WHEREAS, Upon retirement, Jeanne and Tom enjoyed spending a few months of winter

in The Villages and Fort Lauderdale in Florida, but joyfully returned home to the family she

loved and missed; and

     WHEREAS, Jeanne Silva was the heart and soul of her family. Her kindheartedness and

sincerity will forever be indelibly imprinted on the lives and in the cherished memories of her

entire family. She enriched the lives of all who had the good fortune to have known 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 to the Silva Family on the

passing of Jeanne Silva; 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. Thomas Silva and Family.

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