State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante dies at 53 after long battle with cancer

Massachusetts State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante passed away Thursday at the age of after a long battle with pancreatic cancer her office declared Ferrante had represented the communities of Cape Ann in the State House since In a report her office wrote Ann-Margaret dedicated her legislative career to ensuring that Cape Ann invariably had a seat at the table in legislative matters consistently focused on our fishermen jobs and economic enhancement and helping those in need Ann-Margaret s legacy persists in those causes which she led and championed the establishment of Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute Inc and Gloucester Biotechnology Academy bringing the Imagination Library to Cape Ann s children the expansion of The Open Door to help those in need her focus on giving the people of Cape Ann and the Commonwealth new opportunities and much more She has touched the lives of various she never knew and who never knew her the announcement continued Governor Maura Healey also offered her condolences writing Ann-Margaret inspired us all with her resilience and bravery during her cancer battle never straying from her focus on her constituents and advocating for policies that would help future cancer patients and survivors I will miss her humor her guidance her passion and most of of all her friendship Ferrante s office thanked everyone who lent a hand prayed and loved Ferrante over the past five years as she battled cancer It announced she inevitably recognized how fortunate she was to have such loving friends An obituary and details on arrangements will be forthcoming according to her office