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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

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF SISTER LORRAINE

MACPHERSON, SUSC

     Introduced By: Senators Crowley, Lombardi, Gallo, Metts, and Felag

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

Lorraine MacPherson, SUSC, (Sr. Therese Joseph), a resident of Jeanne Jugan Residence; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Sr. Lorraine was the daughter of the late

Robert and Ida MacPherson, and the sister of the late Robert MacPherson. She is survived by her

Holy Union Sisters, and her sister-in-law, Lorraine MacPherson, a niece, nephew, grandniece and

grandnephew; and

     WHEREAS, Sr. Lorraine grew up in Chelsea, where she met the Holy Union Sisters

while attending Assumption School. Upon graduation, she entered the Holy Union Sisters and

pronounced her final vows on July 26, 1958; and

     WHEREAS, After studying at Sacred Heart Teacher Training School, Sr. Lorraine

attained her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Catholic Teachers’ College, and her

Master's degree in Religious Education from St. Michael College in Vermont. She continued her

studies in religious education at Emmanuel College and Cardinal Stritch College; and

     WHEREAS, From 1952 through 1970, Sr. MacPherson taught in elementary schools

staffed by the Holy Union Sisters in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, she

became coordinator of religious education programs in several parishes in Central Falls and

Pawtucket for many years; and

     WHEREAS, In 1997, Sr. MacPherson became a pastoral bereavement minister at Keefe

Funeral Home in Lincoln, and brought communion and led the rosary to housebound residents at

Forand Manor, where she resided; and

     WHEREAS, Due to failing health, in April of 2016, Sr. MacPherson moved to Jeanne

Jugan Residence where she visited other residents and prayed with them; and

     WHEREAS, Sister Lorraine MacPherson was a kind and gentle soul who has left this

world a far better place because of her life’s work. Her devotion uplifted and enriched the lives of

all who knew her, and her compassion was boundless and an inspiration to us all; 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 Sister Lorraine MacPherson, SUSC;

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 Lorraine MacPherson and Family.

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