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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 JANET R. MCGOVERN

     Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Ruggerio, Metts, Lombardi, and Nesselbush

     Date Introduced: March 19, 2019

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Janet R.

McGovern, the beloved wife of Stephen K. McGovern, Sr., for forty wonderful years, and the

cherished mother of Stephen McGovern, Jr. and his wife, Kristen, and Meghan Hall and her

husband, Derek; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. McGovern was a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Colan, and the

loving sister of Carolyn Wheeler, and the late Joseph, Gary, and Robert Colan. She grew up in the

City of Providence and was a graduate of Hope High School; and

     WHEREAS, With a loving personality, Mrs. McGovern created and nurtured a marriage

that flourished, and a home that was warm and welcoming. She doted on her family, particularly

her grandchildren Colin and Brendan McGovern, who were the light of her life; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to making a wonderful home for her family, Mrs. McGovern

was a clerk with the Providence and Kent County District Courts for nearly twenty years, until

her retirement in December of 2018. She excelled at cooking delicious meals, was a discerning

shopper, played the lottery religiously, and enjoyed dinner with her girlfriends and the beach; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. McGovern had been diagnosed with cancer more than a decade ago.

For some people, that diagnosis may well have limited their joy for life, but not so for Janet. With

courage and the optimism of a pure heart, she fought her cancer the same way she lived her life,

with strong faith and commitment; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Janet McGovern, a loving wife, mother, grandmother,

and friend to many, 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 McGovern Family on the passing of Janet R.

McGovern; 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 Stephen K. McGovern, Sr., and Family.

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