[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10415]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING MARGUERITE McKAY

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to a great Rhode 
Islander, Marguerite K. McKay, who passed away last month at the age of 
96.
  Marguerite Katherine McCrudden was born in Providence on September 
15, 1918, and grew up in the Smith Hill neighborhood of the city. One 
of six children, she attended St. Patrick's High School in Providence 
and graduated from Bryant College in 1938.
  Marguerite spent much of her professional life dedicated to the city 
of Providence. She began her career in the Building Inspector's Office, 
and later moved to the Providence School Department, where she worked 
until she retired.
  Marguerite married Franklin Richard McKay in 1950, and together they 
had one child, Bernard. Franklin served as a city councilman and city 
solicitor in Attleboro, MA, and both he and Marguerite were active in 
the Attleboro community and their church parish, St. John the 
Evangelist.
  After Franklin's passing in 1968, Marguerite spent her time living in 
Barrington, RI, and on Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay. She enjoyed 
cooking, gardening, swimming, and following politics. In her 
retirement, she traveled extensively and remained active in her church, 
St. Luke's in Barrington. In 2005, she moved to Reston, VA to be closer 
to her family.
  Marguerite passed away in Reston in May. Her funeral was held on June 
20 at her childhood church, St. Patrick's, in the Smith Hill 
neighborhood of Providence. She was predeceased by her beloved grandson 
Brendan, who passed away last year.
  I would like to offer my heartfelt condolences to Marguerite's son 
Bernard and his wife Mary; her grandchildren Patrick, Conor, and 
Rosemary; her three great-grandchildren; and her two surviving 
siblings, Cornelius Bernard McCrudden and Mary McCrudden Broome. 
Marguerite led a life of service to her community, and our State is 
better for it. I know her example of good will and selflessness will 
continue to sustain and inspire her family.

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