2020 -- H 7392 | |
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LC004178 | |
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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DEACON SARKIS Y. YEPREMIAN | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Lima, Jacquard, Millea, and Kazarian | |
Date Introduced: January 30, 2020 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, Deacon Sarkis Y. Yepremian of Cranston, passed away on January 27. He |
2 | was a servant of the Lord and the beloved husband of Ardemis "Arda" (Abrahamian) Yepremian |
3 | for fifty-four years; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Mr. Yepremian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the son of the late Yeprem and |
5 | Victoria Yepremian. He was a hard-working man who co-owned, with his wife, Yepremian |
6 | Jewelers in Cranston for the past forty years. Mr. Yepremian was a respected businessman and a |
7 | welcome fixture within the community; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Mr. Yepremian also served the Armenian Christian community as a Deacon |
9 | at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church in Providence. Mr. Yepremian was a faithful |
10 | servant of the Lord who was devoted to his family and the community; and |
11 | WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Ardemis, Mr. Yepremian leaves behind his children, |
12 | Victoria Yepremian Bailey, and Sebouh Yepremian and his wife, Annie, and his grandchildren |
13 | Alyssa, Christopher, Ari, and Garen. He also leaves behind his brother, Yevkine de Greef, and his |
14 | uncle, Guillaume de Greef. He was the brother of the late Garabed Yepremian; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Mr. Yepremian’s passing is a deep loss for his family, many friends, and the |
16 | members of his community. However, his abiding love for his family, his tireless work ethic, and |
17 | his service to the community will be long remembered by all who knew and loved him; now, |
18 | therefore be it |
19 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
20 | Providence Plantations hereby expresses its deepest condolences to the Yepremian Family on the |
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1 | passing Deacon Sarkis Y. Yepremian; and be it further |
2 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
3 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Ardemis Yepremian and Family. |
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