Susan Menard

Susan Menard
31st Mayor of Woonsocket
In office
1995–2009
Preceded byFrancis L. Lanctot
Succeeded byLeo T. Fontaine
Personal details
Bornc. 1948
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Diedc. September 2022 (aged 74)
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Domestic partner
Daniel Grabowski
Children2
WebsiteGovernment website

Susan Menard (died c. September 2022) was an American politician who served as the 31st mayor of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, from 1995 to 2009.[1] She was the first female mayor and longest serving mayor in Woonsocket history.[2]

Career

Menard first was elected to the Woonsocket School Committee in 1981. She was later elected to the Woonsocket City Council and became its first female president.[3] She was urged into politics by Douglas Brown, a former member of the School Committee.[4] Menard was elected as mayor of Woonsocket in 1995, beating opponent Vincent Ward. She served until 2009, making her the longest serving mayor in the city's history. She is one of only four female mayors ever elected in Rhode Island.

Personal life and death

On April 14, 2009, the same year she left office, Menard's daughter Carrie Pilavin died aged 31.[5] On September 17, 2022, Menard's older brother Robert Miller died, aged 81. She was listed as alive in his obituary.[6]

Menard had a long-term relationship with Daniel Grabowski. On September 20, 2022, both of their bodies were found in Menard's home. Menard is survived by her sister Marilyn and grandchildren Jacob, Nathan, Madison and Colin.[7] Autopsy reports revealed that Menard had died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and Grabowski of type-2 diabetes.[8]

References

  1. ^ "History of Mayors | City of Woonsocket RI". www.woonsocketri.org. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Second decomposed body found in former Rhode Island mayor's house identified". NBC News. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Police identify seven-term mayor Susan Menard as one of two bodies found in home". The Focus. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Remembering Susan Menard, Woonsocket's trailblazing, take-charge mayor - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Carrie M. Pilavin Obituary (2009) Boston Globe". Legacy.com.
  6. ^ "The Providence Journal Obituaries in Providence, RI | the Providence Journal".
  7. ^ "Second decomposed body found in former Rhode Island mayor's house identified". NBC News. September 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Remains discovered in Rhode Island home confirmed to be former Woonsocket mayor". USA Today.


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