The Rhode Island Famine Memorial Committee was first organized in 1997. It took many members, many meetings, over many years to make memorial a reality. During that time, some of the founding members passed on. This page is dedicated to those who went before us so that their contribution may be remembered.

DECEASED MEMBERS AS OF 8/2/14:

• Maureen V. Andrade
• Governor J. Joseph Garrahy
• Vice President Pauline C. Grant
• Roland Grant
• Albert J. McAloon
• President Raymond J. McKenna
• Michael J. O'Rourke, Sr.
• Treasuret Richard A. Purdy
• Steve Limoges
• John T. Meyers
• Anne M. Burns
• Susan C. Donnelly, ESQ.
• Robert J. Hynes
• Thomas A. Trainor
• Michael J. White