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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARTHA TORRADO

     Introduced By: Senators Cano, Ruggerio, Metts, Lawson, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: March 05, 2019

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

Torrado, beloved wife of the late Luis Torrado, M.D., and cherished mother of six children, Pilar

Tasca and her late husband, Christopher, Luis Torrado and his wife, Lisa, Jaqueline and her

husband, Jeffrey Baron M.D., Rafael Torrado and his wife, Sandra, Alexander Torrado, and her

very special son John Paul Torrado; and

     WHEREAS, Martha Cielo Reyes de Torrado was born in Bogotá, Colombia, the last

surviving child of eleven siblings born to Rafael and Agripina Reyes Acuña; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Torrado earned a degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music, where

she majored in Opera and Classical Piano. Upon returning to Colombia, she became involved in

numerous philanthropic endeavors including being a founding member of the National YWCA

and the Physicians' Families Association for disadvantaged children; and

     WHEREAS, As the only female contestant, Mrs. Torrado acquired national attention

after her appearance on a popular televised game show in Colombia, where she won in the area of

the evolution of fashion through history and art; and

     WHEREAS, In 1970, the Torrados immigrated to Rhode Island, eventually settling in the

City of Cranston, where they became active members in the local Hispanic community; and

     WHEREAS, Combining her business acumen with a love for traveling, Mrs. Torrado

founded a Spanish-American Travel agency that specialized in student study abroad programs;

and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Torrado was an active member of the Chopin Club and hosted

numerous gatherings at her home but her true devotion in life was caring for her son, John Paul.

She was also the loving grandmother of twelve grandchildren, Eliana, Jacklyne, Christopher and

Nicholas Tasca, Stephanie, Luis C., Andrew and Christian Torrado, Veronica and Gabriela

Baron, and Sofia and Lucas Torrado. She was also blessed with two beautiful great-

grandchildren, Grace and Jack Bulman, and was the cherished aunt of Maria Tateosian, Elisa

Waid, Paulina Paez and numerous nieces and nephews and their families overseas; and

     WHEREAS, With grace and elegance, Martha Torrado left an indelible mark on the lives

of those she knew and loved, and 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 to the Torrado Family on the passing of Martha

Torrado; 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 Pilar Tasca, Luis Torrado, Jaqueline Baron,

Rafael Torrado, Alexander Torrado, and John Paul Torrado.

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