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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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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 ALFRED R. "FREDDY" SPINA

     Introduced By: Representatives O`Neill, Petrarca, Mattiello, Jackson, and Ucci

     Date Introduced: May 09, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with profound sadness that we have learned of the passing of Alfred R.

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“Freddy” Spina, a man who was deeply devoted to his family and friends. For sixty-four years, he

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was the beloved husband of Evelyn (DePetrillo) Spina. Our thoughts and hearts hold great

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empathy and sorrow for his two children, Kevin M. Spina and his wife, Karen, and Michelle A.

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Refino. He was also the doting grandfather of Christopher Spina, Matthew Spina, and Felicia

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Refino, as well as the great-grandfather of Giuliana Shanley; and

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     WHEREAS, Alfred was also the brother of Antonio Spina and Ann Lombardi, Louis

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Spina, and Rita Beaune. He was preceded in death by his siblings, the late Angelo Spina and

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Josephine Santopadre; and

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     WHEREAS, Alfred was born in 1929, in Providence, Rhode Island, to his proud parents,

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the late Lorenzo and Filomena (Serra) Spina. After serving his country with pride and distinction

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in the United States Army during the Korean War, he decided to open his own business. Spina’s

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Shoes, his downtown Providence shoe store, became a fixture in the community and was in

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operation for forty-seven years; and

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     WHEREAS, Freddy will always be remembered to those closest to him as a man who

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loved nothing more than the simple pleasures associated with spending time with his family and

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friends, telling stories, making jokes, and discussing his life experiences; and

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     WHEREAS, Even though we are diminished by this loss and mourn Alfred’s passing, so,

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too, must we celebrate the spirit, generosity, and courage with which he lived every day of his

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life; and

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     WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Alfred Spina

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will live on for many years to come in the memories of everyone fortunate enough to have been

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touched by the quality of this remarkable gentleman; 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 expresses our deepest sympathy to the entire Spina family on the

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passing of Alfred Spina. He enriched the lives of all who knew him and will be dearly missed;

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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 duly certified copies of this resolution to Mrs. Evelyn Spina and family.

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