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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SHIRLEY A. FORTE

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, McEntee, Craven, McKiernan, and Shanley

     Date Introduced: January 08, 2020

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Shirley

A. Forte, beloved wife of the late S. Henry Forte for sixty-five years, the devoted mother of the

Honorable Michael Forte and his wife, Rebecca, Suzanne Doucette and her husband, Roland, and

Pamela Godfrey and her husband, Steven; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Warwick, Mrs. Forte was the daughter of the late James and Susan

O'Brien, and the sister of the late Burnside Mitchell, Robert O'Brien, Elmer O'Brien, James

O'Brien, Ida Heroux, Honora Neary, Virginia Mielke, and Barbara Kuhn. She was a graduate of

Pawtucket West High School and had attended Rhode Island Junior College; and

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

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

grandchildren. She was the loving "Gramma" of Brian Doucette and his wife, Rebecca, Gregory

Doucette and his wife, Dana, Megan Andrews and her husband, Jacob, Kaitlyn Godfrey, Michael

Forte, Jr., and his wife, Tricia, William Forte, Christopher Forte, and Cameron Forte, and the

"Gramma-the-Great" of Alexander and Connor Doucette, Henry, Benjamin, and Elise Doucette,

and Michael Forte, III, who were the lights of her life. She was also the aunt of Shirley Winslow,

and several additional nieces and nephews; and

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

employed by the Cranston School Department at Horton School as a Teacher's Aide for more

than twenty years; and

     WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith and commitment, Mrs. Forte was a devoted

parishioner of Phillips Memorial Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and was a

member of the Hope Circle. She had also served as a Girl Scout Leader for several years, was an

avid golfer and bowler, a member of the SeaGals Golf League at Woodland Greens Golf Course,

and of a bowling league at Mac's Bowl; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Shirley A. Forte, a loving wife, mother, grandmother,

great-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 House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies to the Forte Family on the

passing of Shirley A. Forte; 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 the Honorable Michael Forte and Family,

Suzanne Doucette and Family, and Pamela Godfrey and Family.

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