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« Study for building council finds plus side to casino | Today | Lawyer: Urciuoli sought ramifications of Celona's ambitions » September 25, 2006Suzanne Henseler, former House majority whip, dies at 63NORTH KINGSTOWN – Suzanne M. Henseler, a former state legislator who at one time was the highest-ranking woman in the General Assembly as the House majority whip and current Town Council member, has died. Henseler, 63, of Edmond Drive, died Sunday surrounded by her family at South County Hospital. She had battled breast cancer since 1999. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, John L. Henseler; three sons and their wives; her brother; and eight grandchildren. Henseler, a Democrat, was seeking re-election this year. An educator for nearly 30 years, she spent more than 20 years teaching at St. Rocco School in Johnston. After six years on the North Kingstown School Committee, Henseler became the state representative for District 44 and served for 20 years. She served as majority whip of the state House of Representatives from 1992-2002, according to her family. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 9 a.m. in St. Francis de Sales Church, 381 School St., North Kingstown. Burial will follow at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter. Visiting hours are Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Fagan-Quinn Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., North Kingstown. Posted by Kate Bramson CommentsSr. Mariette Moan, ASCJ | September 25, 2006 7:37 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Sue Henseler was an incredible individual who touched the lives of so many people in so many different arenas.
Having been a colleague of Sue's for the last 3 years at St. Rocco School, I can witness to her unswerving dedication to Catholic education in general and, in particular, to all the youngsters who were privileged to have had her as their teacher. She combined her passion for politics with her love of teaching social studies.
Each of us, her colleagues, held Sue in high esteem and respected her qualities of integrity and honesty mixed with a good dose of humor. Even though Sue had been battling cancer for a few years, still her death seems so sudden, so unexpected....so unbelievable.
What I admired most about Sue was her patient perseverance and courageous spirit that had everything to do with getting on with life. Our weekly cups of coffee on Friday afternoons were rich times of sharing, laughter and friendship.
Dear friend, you loved so many and were loved by so many - family, colleagues, students and friends. We will miss you terribly. You live on in our hearts. Until we meet again, Sue....