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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARCIA CHRISTINE ALMEIDA

     Introduced By: Senator Valarie J. Lawson

     Date Introduced: February 14, 2023

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

Christine Almeida, the devoted wife of Ramiro Almeida for more than 53 years; and

     WHEREAS, Marcia Almeida was born in Providence, the daughter of the late Edward

and Muriel Almeida. She graduated from the former St. Francis Xavier Academy in Providence,

and from Rhode Island College with a degree in Social Work; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Almeida was an industrious and diligent woman who worked tirelessly

to take care of and provide for her family and loved ones as an Acquisitions Assistant for the

American Mathematical Society in Providence for more than 56 years; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Almeida was a big sports fan who enjoyed following the Boston Red

Sox, New England Patriots and the Boston Celtics. More than anything in her life, Mrs. Almeida

cherished spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her husband, Ramiro, Mrs. Almeida leaves behind her

daughters Christine Enos and her husband, Timothy, and Monica Tagger and her husband, Elgin.

She was the doting grandmother of Lucas Enos, Jacob Enos, Olivia Tagger and Isaac Tagger, and

is also survived by her sister, Melody Harris, and her nephews and nieces, Walter Blackwood,

Rhonda Farrell, Sal Salvo, and Andrea Salvo. She was the sister of the late Carol-Ann Blackwood

and Candace Salvo; now, therefore be it

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

condolences on the passing of Marcia Christine Almeida; 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. Ramiro Almeida and Family.

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