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The seed that became a nonprofit ocean advocacy group was planted on a cold January day in 2006, when Dave McLaughlin was told he couldn’t park on a particular road near Salve Regina University and the Cliff Walk.
He and a friend had been surfing at a popular Newport, R.I., spot at the end of Ruggles Avenue. It was a busy day in that section of the city, famous for The Breakers and other Gilded Age monuments, as three events were taking place, including one at Salve Regina University, so the surfers had to park two blocks away on Shepard Avenue.
Dr. Cheryl Ann (Landry) McCarthy, Professor Emerita, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on May 16, 2021 with her daughters by her side after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on May 8, 1950, in Newport, RI, Cheryl was the daughter of the late Francis Landry and Margaretta Kenney. Her beloved husband, David R. McCarthy, predeceased her. She is survived by daughters Nicole FitzGerald (David) and Dr. Monique McHenry (Dr. Kalev Freeman) and her grandchildren, Julia, Liam, and Abigail FitzGerald, and Marcel and Oceana McHenry. She leaves two sisters, Kathleen Landry (Patrick Zierten), Carol Blanchard (Jim) and three brothers, Francis Landry Jr., Michael (JoAnn) Landry, and Paul Landry as well as nieces and nephews. She also leaves her step-children, Sara Casassa (Robert), Elizabeth Murphy (Josh), Andrew (Maria), Daniel (Tami), Teresa, and Hon. Judith C. McCarthy and their children.
The John E. Fogarty Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Recipients
PROVIDENCE – The John E. Fogarty Foundation for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) is pleased to award more than $175,000 in grants to 31 Rhode Island non-profit organizations, serving more than 10,000 individuals. The Foundation’s mission is to support agencies that provide services to improve and enhance the quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities within Rhode Island.
2021 Grant recipients include: Access Point RI, Access Speech, The Arc of Blackstone Valley, Autism Project, Bishop Hendricken Options Program, Camp Jori, Children’s Friend & Service, Common Fence Point Improvement Association, Epilepsy Foundation New England, Episcopal Conference Center, Festival Ballet Providence, The Fogarty Center, Gateways to Change, J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center, Looking Upwards, The Miracle Project – New England, Newport County YMCA, Olean Center, PLAN RI
Some of her most rewarding experiences were when she was a hospice nurse. To see people that are really struggling with very serious illnesses and just to watch how many of them have done it with grace and dignity has been a real gift to me, she said. And to be able to be a guest in their home at that time and so forth has really been a wonderful learning experience for me in many ways.
One of Gomes most powerful experiences as a hospice nurse was assisting a woman in passing away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig s disease. That woman was Gomes best friend who was able to pass away at home with her beloved golden retriever beside her.
Six regional writers will be featured at the Voices for Resistance May 19 event. Sponsored by the Straw Dog Writers Guild and Forbes Library, the reading will begin at 7