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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SHIRLEY L. ZDANUK

     Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Cortvriend, Shekarchi, Blazejewski,
Chippendale, McGaw, Kennedy, Costantino, Lima, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Shirley L.

Zdanuk, the beloved wife of the late MMCM Anthony Zdanuk, Sr., USN, Ret., for fifty-eight

years; and

     WHEREAS, Shirley Zdanuk was born into a large and loving family in Shelton,

Connecticut, a daughter of the late Alfred and Genevieve Cotnoir. She was the sister of Barbara

Nimmons, Prudence Hayden, Marsha Pettingill, Lauren Chirgwin, and the late Walter and

Norman Cotnoir, and Joyce Guliuzza; and

     WHEREAS, An exceptional student who graduated early from Shelton High School,

Mrs. Zdanuk married the love of her life, Tony, and together, while traveling the country due to

Tony’s military career, they raised five children, Anthony Zdanuk Jr., Stash Zdanuk, who is

married to Corinne, Darrell Tremblay, who is married to Roger, Janice Ferreira, who is married to

Joseph, and Kristin Wisner. Over the years, she was also blessed with eleven grandchildren:

Gretchen Barron, Richard Zayatz, Danielle Tremblay, David Zayatz, Jonathan Tremblay, Peter

Ferreira, Alan Zdanuk, Michaelina Zdanuk, Nicholas Zdanuk, Randi Zdanuk, and Arianna

Zdanuk, as well as nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Zdanuk was an avid history buff who took pride in having visited

forty-nine states and her ancestral family lands in Scotland and Nova Scotia. She enjoyed,

excelled, and had been a champion on Jeopardy. She was the owner of Gretchen's Garden Florist

in Portsmouth and spent many years devoted to her community, as co-chair of the 350th

celebration for the Town of Portsmouth, and as President of the Portsmouth Garden Club; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her efforts in the community, Mrs. Zdanuk volunteered

numerous hours working to honor the military including being a driving force behind the Beirut

Marine Memorial in Portsmouth; and

     WHEREAS, Shirley Zdanuk was renowned for her delicious apple pie and her love of

Eddie Arnold songs. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who served her

community and our country’s veterans with devotion and she will be dearly missed by all who

had the good fortune to be a part of her life; now, therefore be it

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

extends deepest condolences on the passing of Shirley L. Zdanuk; 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 Anthony Zdanuk Jr., Stash Zdanuk and Family,

Darrell Tremblay and Family, Janice Ferreira and Family, and Kristin Wisner.

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