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This resolution honors the life of Rufina Delizo Rice, who was the wife of former Rhode Island State Representative Michael A. Rice and a Filipino immigrant with a rich personal and professional background. Born in Baguio City, Philippines, Rufina worked for the U.S. Peace Corps as a language instructor, met her husband while serving, and immigrated to the United States in 1984. After moving to Rhode Island in 1987, she worked as a photographic technician at UC Irvine and then spent nearly two decades providing daycare for children connected to the University of Rhode Island and the EPA Laboratory in Narragansett. The resolution highlights her personal qualities, including her love of photography, gardening, and cooking, and notes that she leaves behind her husband, daughter Maria Isabel Rice, and several siblings. The Rhode Island House of Representatives officially expresses its deepest condolences for her passing and directs the Secretary of State to send a certified copy of the resolution to her husband and family as a formal acknowledgment of her life and contributions.

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