2020 -- S 2908 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF NICHOLAS ALAHVERDIAN | |
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Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin | |
Date Introduced: June 18, 2020 | |
Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
1 | WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this Senate has learned of the untimely passing of |
2 | Nicholas Alahverdian, the beloved husband to the love of his life whom he affectionately referred |
3 | to as "my daisy," a devoted and loving father to his two children, and an accomplished author and |
4 | passionate child welfare reform advocate; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Nicholas Alahverdian spent much of his youth in the foster care system. |
6 | During his years in the custody of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, he endured |
7 | significant abuse, deprivation of education, neglect and harmful living conditions. The challenges |
8 | he faced throughout those years could have irreparably shattered his life but instead, those |
9 | hardships gave him understanding, passion, and drive; and |
10 | WHEREAS, More than a survivor, Nicholas endured and ultimately overcame his years |
11 | in the system to become a Harvard-trained sociologist and political scientist, an accomplished |
12 | author, and for two decades, one of the most vocal, outspoken and constructive advocates for |
13 | reforming Rhode Island's DCYF and the child care system; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Putting in marathon hours devoted to reform, Nicholas had worked with |
15 | four DCYF directors, spent hours in General Assembly committee hearings, and was described as |
16 | "A fighter in spirit but a peacemaker in practice"; and |
17 | WHEREAS, In addition to his family, writing and crusader for reform, Nicholas was a |
18 | devout Roman Catholic who loved to sail, paint and read, and ornithology; and |
19 | WHEREAS, Nicholas Alahverdian led "a warrior's life" fighting for some of the most |
20 | vulnerable children in our state. Sadly, he lost his final battle against non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
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1 | following complications with pneumonia but he will surely be remembered by those whose lives |
2 | he strived to improve and in the hearts of those he loved; now, therefore be it |
3 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
4 | hereby extends deepest condolences on the passing of Nicholas Alahverdian; and be it further |
5 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
6 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Alahverdian and Family. |
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