Bartholomew Wildenhain...just 6 weeks old

In his baby carriage, at just six weeks old.........the infant Bart had gone into the lower levels of the ship, for the return trip to Pawtucket, with seven other family members.

Five of the eight would lose their lives from that days' accident. Only his mother, and 4 year old brother John, survived that day; though each was badly injured.


2006 -- H 8230
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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2006
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF BARTHOLOMEW WILDENHAIN
Introduced By: Representatives E Coderre, Dennigan, Kilmartin, and O`Neill
Date Introduced: June 13, 2006
Referred To: House read and passed


1 WHEREAS, It is with profound sadness and regret that this House has learned of the
2 passing of the Honorable Bartholomew “Bart” Wildenhain, a lifelong resident of the City of
3 Pawtucket and a member of the Pawtucket School Committee; and
4 WHEREAS, Bart was one of six children born to the late Bartholomew and Magdalyn
5 Wildenhain, and had been married for twenty years to the late Ruth Wildenhain; and
6 WHEREAS, When the steamship Mackinac exploded in 1925, Bart was onboard with
7 nine other members of his family. He was one of the lucky ones who survived, but sadly, he lost
8 five relatives in the disaster; and
9 WHEREAS, Bart served his country honorably in the United States Navy during World
10 War II, the Korean Conflict, and again during the Cuban missile crisis. He was a fire control
11 technician, serving onboard the Destroyer USS Yarnell during World War II; and
12 WHEREAS, For thirty-two years, Bart was the electrician for the Pawtucket School
13 Department. Soon after his retirement, he ran and was elected to the Pawtucket School
14 Committee; and
15 WHEREAS, Bart was actively involved in numerous community activities. He was a
16 lifetime member of the Gatchell Post, and served on the Fourth Ward Democratic City
17 Committee;