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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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EXPRESSING SINCERE AND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE | |
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HONORABLE AUGUSTO W. SAOBENTO, ESQ. | |
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Introduced By: Representatives San Bento, Fox, E Coderre, Melo, and Malik | |
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Date Introduced: January 11, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness and regret that this House has learned of the passing |
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of Augusto W. SaoBento, Esq., an individual of talent, intelligence, and integrity who devoted |
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much of his life in service to the people of the State of Rhode Island; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Pawtucket, Augusto SaoBento, known as Gus to his family and |
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many friends, was educated at Marieville Grammar School and North Providence High School. |
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He served our country with honor in the United States Army as a military police officer during |
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World War II, and upon discharge returned to school, receiving his A.B. from Providence College |
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and his LL.B. from Boston University Law School; and |
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WHEREAS, Gus was the devoted husband of Carmela (Reale) SaoBento for forty-six |
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years, and of the late Marie (Olivo) SaoBento. He was the beloved father of Dennis SaoBento |
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and his wife, Marie, and Cara Boyce and her husband, John. He was also the proud grandfather |
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of four, Alex, Olivia, Jack, and Katelyn Boyce, and the brother of Zita Lanni, and of the late |
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Judge Antonio SaoBento Jr., and the late William SanBento; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to maintaining a flourishing private law practice as an attorney |
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in East Providence for more than 50 years, Gus was a former member of the Rhode Island |
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General Assembly, serving the people of the City of East Providence in the House of |
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Representatives from 1957 until 1965. A genuinely good man, Gus was dedicated to his |
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constituency and committed to the betterment of his community; and |
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WHEREAS, Gus had a natural feel for politics and an instinctive command of |
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governance. In 1966, he was appointed to the Legislative Council Office serving the General |
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Assembly, and in 1974, was promoted to Assistant Director of Legislative Research. In 1977, he |
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was named Legal Council for Speaker Manning, later serving in the same capacity under Speaker |
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Smith until his retirement in 1986; and |
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WHEREAS, Gus had also been active in the state as a member of the Disabled American |
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Veteran’s Association, the East Providence Democratic Town Committee, East Providence |
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Council, Knights of Columbus, the American, Federal, and Rhode Island Bar Associations, |
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Chairman of the Third Representative District Committee, and a Delegate to the 1955 |
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Constitutional Convention; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Touisset Point in Warren for twenty-five years, Gus also |
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maintained a residence in Pompano Beach, Florida, for twenty-five years. He served as the |
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former president of the Touisset Point Community Club and was responsible for creating the |
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Touisset Point Water Trust; and |
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WHEREAS, Living his life to the fullest, with good humor and passion, Gus enjoyed |
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being on the water, and would often be found fishing on his boat, the RAMBOA, in his early |
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years. He was an avid golfer, and a member of both the Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln and |
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the Montaup Country Club in Portsmouth; and |
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WHEREAS, With the passing of Gus SaoBento, Rhode Island has lost one of her finest |
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citizens and a true gentleman. He left an indelible mark on the lives of those he touched and |
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although his death has left a tremendous void in his community, Mr. SaoBento’s memory will |
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live forever in the minds and hearts of his family and friends, and the many citizens who knew |
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and loved him; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby offers our sincere condolences on the passing of The Honorable |
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Augusto W. SaoBento. We furthermore extend true appreciation for his enduring legacy of |
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service and loyalty that will forever continue to be a source of deep pride and honor for his |
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family, as well as former colleagues and his many friends; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Carmela SaoBento. |
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