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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF FATHER RAYMOND

TETREAULT

     Introduced By: Senator Samuel W. Bell

     Date Introduced: January 17, 2023

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate 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 Olneyville and the City 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 went to St. Michael the Archangel Parish after St. Teresa's sadly

closed; 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 Senate 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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