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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF FORMER STATE SENATOR, THE

HONORABLE SANDRA K. HANAWAY

     Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Pearson, and Algiere

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

passing of the Honorable Sandra K. Hanaway, a former State Senator, the beloved wife of the late

Honorable Paul E. Hanaway, also a former State Senator, and the cherished mother of four

daughters, Maureen, Cristie, Deborah, and Sandy. She was also the very proud grandmother of

eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and ten step-great-

grandchildren, and the devoted companion of John J. Monaghan; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Pawtucket, Sandra Hanaway was the daughter of the late Irving and

Irene Platt. She was a graduate of Pawtucket's East High School, now Tolman, and attended

Bryant College; and

     WHEREAS, Upon her marriage in 1954, Sandra and Paul moved to Arlington, Virginia,

were he served in the military and Sandra worked as a secretary in the Navy Department. After

his discharge, the couple returned to Rhode Island, making their home in Cumberland, and

becoming the owners of the G. Frank Hanaway Insurance Agency; and

     WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, Mrs. Hanaway began her public

service as a member of the board of the Cumberland Public Library, and in 1991, was

successfully elected to the State Senate, a position she held for three terms before stepping down

in 1997; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Hanaway was always a whirlwind of activity and action. In addition to

her family and public service, she was devoted to her faith, loved to ski, was an avid bicyclist and

golfer, enjoyed summers in Martha's Vineyard, traveled extensively, and rarely missed eating

breakfast with her many friends at Everybody's Favorite in Cumberland; and

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Sandra Hanaway was not only the family matriarch, but also

the heart and soul of her family. Her devotion and sincerity will forever be indelibly imprinted on

the lives and in the cherished memories of her entire family and many, many friends, and her

service to the people of this state was commendable. She will be dearly missed; now, therefore be

it

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

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of the Honorable Sandra K. Hanaway;

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 Maureen Aveno and Family, Cristie Hanaway

and Family, Deborah McAneny and Family, Sandy Lariviere and Family, and John J. Monaghan.

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