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Dr. Isadore Ramos Legacy Lives On | Providence News
East Providence mourns the passing of Dr. Isadore “Izzy” Ramos, a revered community pillar who died at 89 after a brief illness. A lifelong resident born in 1937, he spent 35 years educating East Providence’s youth before becoming its first African American City Council president and ceremonial mayor. His legacy of service, compassion, and community spirit lives on — honored with a City Hall portrait in 2019 and state flags flown at half-staff. Dr. Ramos leaves behind a family and a city forever shaped by his kindness, inspiring generations to care for one another with the same grace he…
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