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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 DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARJORIE HOPE

MARTIESIAN

     Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Kislak,
Shallcross Smith, Bennett, Cortvriend, Solomon, and Potter

     Date Introduced: March 23, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Hope Martiesian of Saunderstown; and

     WHEREAS, Marjorie Hope Martiesian was a woman of great accomplishment and a

teacher held in high esteem by all of her peers. She was a member of the first graduating class of

the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) and graduated from Mount St. Joseph College

with a degree in elementary education. She later earned a Master’s degree in education from

Rhode Island College; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Martiesian was a reading specialist teacher for 28 years with the

Providence School System, spending the greater part of her distinguished career at the Broad

Street Elementary School. She was a beloved figure who always went the extra mile to tutor her

students and guide them as they passed through elementary school; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Martiesian was a lifelong advocate of public education. She served as a

member of the Armenian Students' Association where she served on their National Board of

Trustees and was President of the Providence branch. She was also a Board Member of the CRRI

Foundation; and

     WHEREAS, In her retirement, Ms. Martiesian continued her advocacy, serving as a

Board Member of the Rochambeau Branch of the Providence Public Library and on the Board of

the Narragansett Public Library. She was also a strong supporter of their Building Fund; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Martiesian was a woman of deep faith. She was a member of Sts. Sahag

& Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church where she taught Sunday School, and was a member of

the Parish Council and the Women’s Guild, and the Daughters of Vartan, where she was honored

as their Daughter of the Year; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Martiesian is survived by her siblings, Terrance Sahag Martiesian and

his wife, Dorothy, and Andrea Martiesian Doughty and her husband, Philip. She also leaves

behind her nieces and nephews, Jason, Joshua, Julia, Jennifer, Lauren, Marc, Carla, Olivia, Aram,

Sadie, Kian, Leila, Levon, Ani, Cassius, and Princeton, and her close friend, Adrienne Cady and

her husband, Dennis; now, therefore be it

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

expresses its deepest condolences on the passing of Marjorie Hope Martiesian; 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 Terrance Sahag Martiesian and Family and

Andrea Martiesian Doughty and Family.

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