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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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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 BONNY LYNN RYAN

     Introduced By: Representatives Filippi, Fogarty, Hull, Cortvriend, and Shallcross Smith

     Date Introduced: March 30, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Bonny Lynn

Ryan, beloved wife of her husband, Gary for almost 48 years, the cherished mother of four

children, Erik and his wife, Christen, Jordan and his wife, Kate, Sean, and Hillary, and the doting

grandmother of five grandchildren, Cora, Kiley, Zachery, Everly, and Lola; and

     WHEREAS, Born in the Bronx, New York, Bonny was the daughter of Lil and Jerry

Seamon. She majored in Medical Secretarial Science at Farmingdale College, and upon

graduation, was employed at the Waldemar Cancer Research Center on Long Island, developing

potential breakthrough cancer drugs; and

     WHEREAS, In February of 1986, Mrs. Ryan, her husband and their four children, packed

up a U-Haul and headed to her dream home on Block Island via the ferry in Pt. Judith, which was

of course "canceled when they arrived"; and

     WHEREAS, Quickly embracing island life, the family became the proud owners of a

hotel and restaurant. Mrs. Ryan also worked a myriad of jobs including school secretary, time at

the local library, and also working in the clerk’s office of Town Hall; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, utilizing her college degree, Mrs. Ryan became a valued

member and Captain of the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad for thirty-one years;

and

     WHEREAS, Bonny Lynn Ryan was described by those who loved her "as a strong

woman with a tough exterior, but also with a kind heart, once she let you in." She will be dearly

missed on the island; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

extends deepest condolences on the passing of Bonny Lynn Ryan, and moreover joins her family

and friends in celebrating her life's many accomplishments; 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 Mr. Gary Ryan and Family.

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