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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANTONIO REBUSSINI

     Introduced By: Senator Frank Lombardo

     Date Introduced: March 22, 2012

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Antonio

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Rebussini, a man who was deeply devoted to his family and friends. He was the beloved husband

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of the late Giovanna (Iacobucci) Rebussini. We grieve with his sons, Gino Rebussini and his

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wife, Patricia, Robert Rebussini and his wife, Carol, and his cherished grandchildren, Luca,

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Robert, and Erica, on their tremendous loss. He was also the brother of Panfilia Rebussini, of

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Italy; and

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     WHEREAS, Antonio was born in Pescina, Italy, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.

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Damiano Rebussini; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Rebussini was a man of many talents. Before he came to the United

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States, he was a professor of Latin and Italian languages. After settling in this country, he worked

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as an insurance agent with Prudential Insurance for twenty-six years and managed his own

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income tax practice until his retirement; and

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     WHEREAS, Antonio loved his family and enjoyed cooking, playing the piano, making

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wine, and telling jokes; and

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     WHEREAS, Even though we are diminished by this loss and mourn the passing of

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Antonio, so must we celebrate the spirit, generosity, and courage with which he lived every day

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of his life; and

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     WHEREAS, A devoted father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Antonio Rebussini

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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 Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby expresses our deepest sympathy to the entire Rebussini family on the passing of Antonio.

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He enriched the lives of all who knew him and will be dearly missed; 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 Gino Rebussini and Robert Rebussini.

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