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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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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 JOANNE COIA

     Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, Ruggerio, Lombardi, Algiere, and Felag

     Date Introduced: February 10, 2016

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that the Rhode Island Senate has learned of the

passing of Joanne (Ciaccia) Coia, beloved mother of Arthur E. Coia, II, and his wife, Jennifer

Goodrich, and Christen A. Corrente, and her husband, Darren. She had been married to Arthur A.

Coia, Esq., for 43 years, and was the loving and devoted grandmother of Catherine, Nicholas,

Caroline, and AJ; and

     WHEREAS, Joanne Coia was born in Providence, and was the daughter of Janice and

Louis Ciaccia, and the sister of Rita Sorensen. She was a longtime resident of the Town of

Barrington and also Singer Island, Florida; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Coia had received her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Rhode

Island College. She had a lifelong passion for the arts and had founded the Joanne Coia Gallery in

Delray Beach, Florida, as a resource for painters and sculptors; and

     WHEREAS, A devout catholic, Mrs. Coia was a parishioner of St. Luke's Parish in

Barrington for 40 years, and had frequently attended mass at the Carmelite Monastery. She had

served as a Trustee on the United States Botanic Gardens, and was a supporter of the National

Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to spending time with her family and many friends, and

especially her cherished grandchildren, Mrs. Coia had enjoyed traveling, and was a champion dog

breeder and golf enthusiast. Her enthusiasm for living to the fullest was infectious and she left an

indelible mark on the lives of all who had the good fortune to be part of her life. She will be

dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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

hereby joins the family and many friends and admirers of Joanne Coia in mourning her passing;

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 Christen A. Corrente and Family, and Arthur E.

Coia, II, and Family.

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