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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 SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF

VERONICA A. ACCIARDO

     Introduced By: Senators Lombardo, and Lanzi

     Date Introduced: May 24, 2012

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is with the utmost sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of

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Veronica A. (Fiore) Acciardo, a woman whose greatest joy was found in the simple pleasure of

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spending time with her dear family. Veronica was born seventy-eight years ago in Providence,

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Rhode Island, to the late Thomas and Ann (Rivelli) Fiore. She was the former wife of Ernest C.

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Acciardo; and

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     WHEREAS, Our thoughts and hearts hold empathy and sorrow for her family. We grieve

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with her sons, Thomas Acciardo and The Honorable Gregory J. Acciardo, our former colleague in

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the State Senate. Veronica was the proud and cherished grandmother of Nicole Amelia Acciardo;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. Acciardo dedicated her professional life to education, teaching

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elementary school-aged children at St. Rocco's School in Johnston for many years; and

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

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Veronica, so must we celebrate the spirit, generosity, and courage with which she lived every day

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of her life; and

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     WHEREAS, Our greatest tribute to Veronica would be to emulate the attributes which

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made her an outstanding mother, grandmother, friend, and teacher. Veronica A. Acciardo will

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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 woman; 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 family of Veronica A. Acciardo at this time of

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tremendous loss and grief. She will be truly 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 her sons, Thomas Acciardo and The Honorable

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Gregory J. Acciardo.

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