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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 DOREEN EZOVSKI

     Introduced By: Representatives Newberry, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, J.
Brien, Tanzi, Shallcross Smith, Ajello, Phillips, and Fenton-Fung

     Date Introduced: May 09, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Ezovski of Slatersville. She was the beloved wife of the Honorable Gary Ezovski, former North

Smithfield Town Administrator; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Ezovski was the daughter of the late Amedee Gauthier, Jr., and Mary

Gauthier. She was a lifelong resident of North Smithfield; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Ezovski was a proud 1968 graduate of North Smithfield High School.

She attended the University of Rhode Island graduating in 1972 with a Bachelor’s degree in

English and math, and a Master’s degree in English in 1977; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Ezovski fulfilled her childhood dreams and became a teacher. She

taught with passion, empathy, skill and innovation from 1977 to 2008, before retiring from her

position as the English Department Chairperson at North Smithfield Jr./Sr. High School. She was

widely admired for her ability to reach, teach and motivate both the reluctant student and the

enthusiastic student; and

     WHEREAS, In her free time, Mrs. Ezovski loved spending time with her family and

many friends. She enjoyed cooking and her chocolate chip cookies were adored by all and the

talk of the neighborhood. She watched cooking shows, eagerly seeking interesting new recipes,

and loved few things more than cooking a tasty meal for her family. She also liked RV traveling

across the United States, and reading books, especially mystery novels; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Ezovski was a woman of deep Christian faith. She was a communicant

of St. John the Evangelist Church in North Smithfield, and had previously served as an

Extraordinary Minister of Communion and Lector. She also served her community as a member

of North Smithfield’s 125th Birthday Committee and proudly served as the Town’s First Lady

from 2016 to 2020; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her husband Gary, Mrs. Ezovski leaves behind her precious

son, G. Matthew Ezovski and his wife, Shannon Ezovski, MD, her granddaughter, Rachel Mary

Ezovski, a sister, Diane Durand and her husband, Richard, and her many beloved God children,

nieces, nephews, and cousins; now, therefore be it

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

expresses its condolences on the passing of Doreen Ezovski; 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 Mr. Gary Ezovski and Family.

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