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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DR. ANTHONY JOSEPH

DIMAIO

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: February 03, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Dr.

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Anthony Joseph DiMaio. Better known as Tony to his family and many friends, he was the

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devoted husband of Kirsten C. DiMaio, the loving father of Michael DiMaio, and a faithful

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companion to his dog, Leia; and

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     WHEREAS, Tony DiMaio grew up in Westerly, the son of Dr. Anthony and Mary Jane

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DiMaio, the brother of Joseph DiMaio, Mary Jane DiMaio, and the late Daniel DiMaio; and

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     WHEREAS, While attending the University of Rhode Island, Dr. DiMaio met his future

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wife, Kirsten, and was a member of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. Upon graduation from URI, he

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attended the University of Delaware where he received a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry. He

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continued his education, completing his post-doctorate at the University of Minnesota; and

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     WHEREAS, Dr. DiMaio's interests and talents were as abundant as they were diverse.

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Most recently, he had been employed as a Technical Support Manager, Americas Region, for

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Galata Chemical in Southbury, Connecticut. He is credited with ten technical patents in his field.

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In addition, he was a volunteer with the Woodbury Scholarship Fund, Boy Scout Troop 54, and

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the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; and

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     WHEREAS, Dr. DiMaio treated those around him with kindness and dignity, and there is

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no doubt that this gentleman enriched the lives of all who knew him, and will be greatly missed;

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now, therefore be

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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 sympathies on the passing of Dr. Anthony

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Joseph DiMaio; 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 a duly certified copy of this resolution to Kirsten C. DiMaio and Family.

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