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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF VINCENT A. ARICO

     Introduced By: Senators Coyne, Sosnowski, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2015

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

A. Arico, beloved husband of Natalie G. Arico for twenty-four years, and the devoted father of

Mary Anne Vincent, Monica L. Manni, and Vincent J. Arico, and the step-father of Pamela A.

Marsoobian, Lisa Mancone, and Christopher Tessier. He is also survived by seven grandchildren,

six step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren; and

     WHEREAS, Born in the City of Fall River, Mr. Arico was a son of the late Anthony and

Mary Arico. He was the brother of Anthony V. Arico and Daniel J. Arico. He had grown up and

had been a resident of the Town of Barrington before moving to Riverside, where he had made

his home for many years; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Arico was a graduate of Barrington High School, where he had earned a

position on the Rhode Island All-State Men's Track team. From 1954 through 1956, he had

served our country with honor in the United State Army; and

     WHEREAS, A hard-working man, Mr. Arico had been employed as a salesman for the

Nabisco Company for thirty-two years before retiring. He subsequently worked as a bus monitor

for the East Providence School Department for ten years; and

     WHEREAS, An active and contributing member of the community, Mr. Arico was a

communicant and usher at St. Brendan Church for thirty years, and a former member of the

Bishop Hickey Knights of Columbus, a Riverside Pop Warner Football coach, and a woman's

CYO basketball coach; and

     WHEREAS, Also an avid sport's fan, Mr. Arico was a devoted New England Patriots and

Boston Red Sox supporter and enjoyed walking his dog, Sasha; and

     WHEREAS, Our thoughts and hearts hold great empathy and sorrow for Mr. Arico's

family. He was a loving husband and a devoted father. He enriched the lives of all who knew him

and will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies to Mrs. Natalie Arico and the entire Arico Family on the

passing of Vincent A. Arico; and be it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Mrs. Natalie G. Arico and Family.

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