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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 DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WOONSOCKET

DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF ROGER E. PERREAULT

     Introduced By: Senator Melissa A. Murray

     Date Introduced: January 31, 2023

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Roger

E. Perreault of Blackstone, Massachusetts. He was the son of Constance Perreault and the late

Roger Perreault, Sr., and was the beloved husband of Dale Perreault; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Perreault was a graduate of Roger Williams University, attaining a

Bachelor’s degree in public administration. He was a devoted public servant with a long and

distinguished career as a firefighter for the City of Woonsocket. He dedicated his life in service to

others and tirelessly strove to protect and ensure the safety of his family, fellow firefighters, and

the citizens of Woonsocket; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Perreault had most recently served as the Deputy Fire Chief of the

Woonsocket Fire Department. He was held in high regard by his peers and colleagues for his

tireless work ethic, for acting as a father figure for many of the new and younger firefighters, and

for training many of the first responders in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Mayor Lisa

Baldelli-Hunt had high praise for Deputy Chief Perreault, stating, “If it weren’t for being elected,

I would never had the pleasure of having Roger in my life as a professional counterpart in our

City, and I feel blessed that I was able to work with the Deputy Chief, over the last nine years”;

and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Perreault was a member of the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association,

the IAFF Local #732, and served as the Treasurer and Secretary for the Woonsocket Firefighters

Relief Association. He also served as an instructor for the Rhode Island Division of Emergency

Medical Services, was a registered nurse and was a talented woodworker; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Dale, and mother, Constance, Mr. Perreault leaves

behind his son, Luke Perreault, and granddaughter, Lillian “Billie” Perreault. He also leaves

behind his sisters, Lisa Buckley and her husband, Mike, and Paula Ryan and her husband,

Christopher, his brother-in-law, Michael Derois, and his wife, Liz, and his nieces and nephews,

Kate Buckley, Lauren Cole, Oliver Ryan, Jennifer Nicely, Jonathan Derois, and Jeremy Derois;

now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its deepest

condolences on the passing of Deputy Fire Chief Roger E. Perreault; 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 Mrs. Dale Perreault and Family, and Mrs.

Constance Perreault and Family.

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