his loving wife marguerite and his wonderful family colleen and michael, mahoney, their children, mary beth, elizabeth, wesley, sheila and mitchell and their children and seeienna and their children, drew, brayden and rose. we will miss him but his legacy and personal example of kindness and goodwill continue to sustain and provide us. today we celebrate his life and in the days and weeks to come we will remember him fondly as one of rhode island's greatest governors. we are all the better for having joe garrahy in our biggest little state. with that, mr. president, i would yield to my colleague. mr. whitehouse: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i rise today to join my senior senator, senator reed, in tribute to the memory of a great public servant and a great friend, j. joseph garrahy, former governor of rhode island, who passed away last week at the age of 81. at his funeral services this week, he was remembered by an enormous crowd for his warmth, for his kindness, and for his steady leadership of our state. joe garrahy wa