SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF FRANCIS D. LANDRY, JR.

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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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 FRANCIS D. LANDRY, JR.

Introduced By:
Senator Dawn M. Euer

Date Introduced:
January 21, 2026

Referred To:
Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
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WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Francis
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Landry; and
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WHEREAS, Francis D. Landry, Jr., a lifelong Newporter until his medical diagnosis, was
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born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1952; and
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WHEREAS, Francis was a devoted family man who strove every day of his life to
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provide for his loved ones. He was a hardworking man who often worked as many as ninety
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hours a week as a water treatment plant operator for the City of Newport for thirty years. Prior to
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that, Mr. Landry was an automotive salesman at the former Newport Autocenter, where he sold
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Fords, Hyundais and Jeeps, always doing so with a smile and with the utmost integrity; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Landry was also a lifelong advocate for workers’ rights and served as
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the President of his Union for the City of Newport. Mr. Landry also served on the Newport
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Housing Authority, and played a key role in the founding of Newport Heights; and
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WHEREAS, In his free time, Francis was a big sports fan who could be found
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passionately cheering on his beloved Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, and the Boston
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Celtics. Mr. Landry was also a man of deep faith in God who found great peace and solace living
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out his faith; and
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WHEREAS, Francis Landry is survived by his daughters, Meagan and Gretchen Landry,
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and his siblings, Michael, Paul, Kathleen, and Carol, as well as many nieces, nephews and
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cousins and his “granddogs”, Bailey, Boomer, and Oreo. Mr. Landry was predeceased by his
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parents, Francis and Margaretta Kenney Landry, and his sister, Cheryl McCarthy; now, therefore

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be it
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its deepest
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condolences on the passing of Mr. Francis D. Landry Jr.; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Meagan Landry and Gretchen Landry.
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