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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF FATHER RAYMOND

TETREAULT

     Introduced By: Representatives Sanchez, Diaz, Morales, Shekarchi, Blazejewski,
Chippendale, J Lombardi, Tanzi, Giraldo, and Cotter

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Raymond Tetreault, a revered and beloved priest with the Catholic Diocese of Providence, who

devotedly served the people of Providence for more than fifty years; and

     WHEREAS, Father Tetreault grew up in the Lippitt Hill neighborhood of Providence, a

son of the late Conrad and Elizabeth Carroll Tetreault, and brother of Joseph Tetreault and his

wife, Maria, and the late Irene Meenagh, Conrad Tetreault, and Leon Tetreault. He was the

beloved uncle of many nieces, nephews, and ten great-grand nieces and nephews; and

     WHEREAS, Upon graduation from the Holy Name School, Father Tetreault attended

LaSalle Academy, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, and was ordained in 1960 at the

University of Louvain in Belgium; and

     WHEREAS, After his ordination, Father Tetreault taught English and Algebra at the

high school seminary, became superior and Novice Master of the “Brothers of Our Lady of

Providence,” whose mission was to work with the poor, and was Pastor at St. Teresa of Avila

for many years. He ultimately found his true home and calling at St. Michael the Archangel

Parish; and

     WHEREAS, Over the years, Father Tetreault would visit neighborhood homes, saying

Mass for Latino immigrants new to the city and the poor and under-served. He celebrated the

first Spanish Mass in the State and his devotion to the Latino community and his understanding

of their needs led to his commitment for their struggle for justice. He helped good men to

become great leaders and helped them envision, embrace, and work for decent and productive

lives for all. He preached the principles of non-violence, and the rewards of embracing justice

and peace as the foundation for a good and worthy life; and

     WHEREAS, Father Tetreault was “a man of simple needs but of great and profound

ideas.” He leaves his loving family and legions of close friends, brother priests, and members

of Rhode Island’s Latino and immigrant communities, whose lives he enriched and improved

and who will all deeply mourn his passing; now, therefore be it

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

expresses deepest sympathy on the passing of Father Raymond Tetreault. He will forever be

remembered as a devout spiritual leader who spent his life bettering the lives and future for so

many Rhode Islanders; 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 Joseph Tetreault and Family.

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