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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

EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF VIOLET BARRACKS

     Introduced By: Representatives Ranglin-Vassell, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Amore,
Carson, Speakman, Chippendale, Filippi, Kislak, and Fogarty

     Date Introduced: May 18, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Barracks, the beloved mother of Andrea Silva and her husband, John, Denise Whitley and her

husband, Daniel, Kiplin Clemetson and his wife, Grizzel, and Nicole Harris; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Ms. Barracks was a daughter of the late Egbert

Walker and Lillian Walker, and the loving sister of Hubert Walker, Claire Brown, and the late

Lincoln Walker, Joanne Dixon, Amos Walker, and Mavis Ranglin; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her children, Ms. Barracks was blessed with ten

grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews, including our colleague,

the Honorable Marcia Ranglin-Vassel; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Barracks graduated from Bull Bay All Age School in Jamaica. She

moved to Rhode Island in 1972, where she would then sponsor her older sister, the late Mavis

Ranglin and her teenage daughter, Lisa. She lovingly made Providence, Rhode Island, her home

for the next fifty years until her passing; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Barracks was a woman with a caring and "beautiful spirit." In her early

career, she worked at General Electric and later as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Evergreen

Nursing & Rehabilitation until her retirement; and

     WHEREAS, Fondly called "Junel, Auntie Violet, and Miss Violet" by her family and

many friends, she was a fun loving, down to earth person who enjoyed cooking, baking, doing

word search puzzles, dancing, gardening, travel, and life in general; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Barracks cared deeply for those she left behind in Jamaica, she would

return frequently to her native country to bring clothing, gifts and other necessities to her family

and friends; and

     WHEREAS, Violet Barracks was blessed with a wonderful sense of humor, a quick wit,

and a close family, many friends, and extended family who adored her, and she is dearly missed

by all; now, therefore be it

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

extends deepest condolences on the passing of Violet Barracks; 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 Andrea Silva and Family, Denise Whitley and

Family, Kiplin Clemetson and Family, Nicole Harris and Family, and the Honorable Marcia

Ranglin-Vassel and Family.

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