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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MERCEDES PEGUERO

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Slater, Hull, Filippi,
Costantino, Abney, Amore, Williams, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: May 10, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Peguero, the beloved companion of the late Livio Bentancourt; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Peguero was born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, a daughter of

the late Anazario and Angelica Peguero, and the sister of Dolores Peguero; and

     WHEREAS, A warm and caring woman, Mercedes Peguero doted on her four children,

Milagros Piccini, our dear friend and colleague, the Honorable Grace Diaz, Pedro Peguero, and

Carmen Bentancourt. She was also blessed with sixteen beautiful grandchildren, many great-

grandchildren, and a beloved extended family; and

     WHEREAS, A woman of great faith and perseverance, Ms. Peguero instilled her children

with character and family values that they have carried with them throughout their lives; and

     WHEREAS, Mercedes Peguero was also a hard-working woman whose generosity to

those she knew and loved was not only renowned, but also greatly appreciated and admirable. In

so very many ways, she enriched the lives of all who had the good fortune to have known her,

and she will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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

expresses deepest sympathy on the passing of Mercedes Peguero; 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 Milagros Piccini and Family, the Honorable

Grace Diaz and Family, Pedro Peguero and Family, and Carmen

     Betancourt and Family.

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