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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 DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE TRAGIC DEATH OF LIFELONG EAST

PROVIDENCE RESIDENT DANIEL L. PEREIRA

     Introduced By: Senators Lawson, Conley, and Coyne

     Date Introduced: June 26, 2019

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Mr. Daniel Pereira, a resident of Riverside, and a former United States

Marine who served our nation with honor, integrity and valor, tragically died in a motorcycle

crash in New Hampshire. He was the loving husband for twenty-seven years to his wife, Helen

and the cherished father of Zachary and Alexandra; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Pereira was a devoted family man who worked as a skilled process

monitor with the Narragansett Bay Commission, and was the President of RI Council #94, Local

1010. He was also a member of the Brightridge Club, the East Providence Sons of Italy, and the

Riverside Gun Club; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Pereira also was a member of the Jarheads MC, a motorcycle club

comprised of Honorably Discharged United States Marine Corps veterans and close friends who

participate in numerous charitable motorcycle rides and other activities in support of veterans'

causes; and

     WHEREAS, On the tragic day of Friday, June 21, Daniel Pereira and many of his closest

friends across New England were travelling by motorcycle in New Hampshire when suddenly a

pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer veered and collided with their group of ten motorcycles on a

two-lane highway in the Town of Randolph. Five men, including Mr. Pereira, and two women

perished in the accident. It is considered to be one of the worst in the history of New Hampshire;

and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his wife and children, Mr. Pereira also leaves behind his

sister, Deborah Vincent and her companion, Abel Pedroso, his brother, David Pereira and his

wife, Isaura, and many beloved nieces and nephews; and

     WHEREAS, Whether it was bringing home-cooked meals to paraplegic veterans or

taking part in numerous other charitable events, serving our nation in the United States Marines,

or taking care of his wife and children, Daniel Pereira was truly a man who put the well-being

and interest of others ahead of himself. May we never forget his service to our nation, his family

and the wider community; now, therefore be it

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

hereby expresses its deepest condolences to the Pereira Family on the passing of Mr. Daniel

Pereira; 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 Mrs. Helen Pereira and Family.

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