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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 DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ELIZABETH A.

MAHONEY

     Introduced By: Representatives Abney, Carson, Ruggiero, Blazejewski, Filippi,
Shallcross Smith, Kazarian, Solomon, Edwards, and Diaz

     Date Introduced: June 17, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Elizabeth A. “Tucky” Mahoney of Newport, Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Mahoney was born in the City of Newport, the daughter of the late

Frederick and Elizabeth White. She attended St. Mary’s school and graduated from St. Catherine

Academy in 1956. Upon graduation, she entered the religious Sisters of Mercy as a postulant, and

went on to become a Sister of Mercy. She was selected to participate in the Order’s education

program, and proceeded to attend the education program at Salve Regina, graduating with a

Bachelor’s degree, and later attained a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from Rhode

Island College; and

     WHEREAS, After fifteen years, Mrs. Mahoney prayerfully left religious life and

ultimately met her future husband and the love of her life, the Honorable James Mahoney, a

former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. They were married at St. Mary’s

Church in Newport in 1975; and

     WHEREAS, For twenty-five years, Mrs. Mahoney served as an educator with the

Newport Public School Department where she was well-respected and beloved for her tireless

commitment to providing the best educational experience possible to every one of her students;

and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Mahoney was also a fixture within the civic culture of Newport, and

had served as the Treasurer of the Newport Democratic City Committee in the 1970s. She was an

active and longtime member of St. Augustin’s Church, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister

and lector. She also taught religious education at St. Augustin’s, eventually becoming the

Religious Education Coordinator; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Mahoney always took great pride and joy in her Irish heritage. She was

a member of the Board of Directors of the Newport Irish Heritage Association and loved

organizing a traditional Irish Tea annually as a way to honor the group’s heritage. She was also an

active member of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and was honored as Lady of the Year

in 2020; and

     WHEREAS, In her free time, Mrs. Mahoney loved crafting and enjoyed planning and

decorating for important events. She made lovely table centerpieces for many church and

Hibernian events. She also enjoyed knitting and made beautiful prayer shawls and infant hats, all

of which she donated to Newport Hospital, and had published a Christmas planning book titled

“Christmas All Year Round.” Other activities she enjoyed were sewing, swimming, writing

letters and baking. Attending weekly and daily Mass was always one of her most important

priorities, as was the abiding love she provided daily to her husband, daughter, family members

and many friends; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her husband, Mrs. Mahoney leaves behind her daughter

Meaghan Rose Mahoney Corr and her husband, Peter and her two grandchildren, James “Jack”

and Anne Elizabeth “Annie” Corr. She is also survived by her sisters, Janet Rausch and Barbara

Luzzi, many nieces, nephews and cousins, and her beloved friends, Sheila Chenard, Joan

Coughlin, Barbie Mureddu, Renie Tharp, Sister Mary Monaghan RSM, and former Sister of

Mercy, Gert Connolly; now, therefore be it

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

expresses its deepest condolences to the Mahoney Family on the passing of Elizabeth A.

Mahoney; 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 James Mahoney and Meaghan

Rose Mahoney Corr.

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