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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF ANNA L. PINGA

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Kettle, Paiva Weed, Satchell, Walaska, and Felag

     Date Introduced: April 30, 2013

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Anna L.

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Pinga, beloved wife of the late Joseph Pinga and the devoted mother of our friend and former

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colleague The Honorable Michael J. Pinga, Louis J. Pinga, JoAnna Pinga and her husband,

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Leonard Arvidson, Jr., and the late Joseph P. Pinga; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Providence to the late Luigi and Adeline Golato, Mrs. Pinga was the

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loving sister of Nicholas Golato, Dorothy Buccini, and the late Evelyn Bove; and

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     WHEREAS, Anna Pinga’s personality created and nurtured a marriage that flourished,

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and a home that was warm and welcoming. She doted on her family, particularly her

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grandchildren, Melissa, Joseph, Jr., Nicole, and Michaella Pinga; and

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     WHEREAS, Possessing a patient and caring nature, Mrs. Pinga was the kind of mother

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and grandmother that every child needs and deserves and her consideration and thoughtfulness

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produced a supportive relationship with her daughter-in-law Brenda Pinga; and

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     WHEREAS, Over the years, the Pinga’s home was also shared by Mrs. Pinga’s beloved

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dog "Bella," as well as myriad friends; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to her family life, Mrs. Pinga had been the owner and operator of

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Westcott Bakery since 1956. She was a wonderful cook and had been a member of the Sons of

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Italy, Lombardi Lodge, and the Democratic Senate District 9 Committee; and

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     WHEREAS, Anna Pinga was the heart and soul of her family. Her kindheartedness and

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sincerity will forever be indelibly imprinted on the lives and in the cherished memories of her

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entire family.  She enriched the lives of all who had the good fortune to have known her and she

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will be dearly missed; 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 sympathies to the family of Anna L. Pinga; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to The Honorable Michael J. Pinga and Family,

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Louis J. Pinga, and JoAnna Pinga and Family.

     

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