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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 OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE UNTIMELY PASSING OF ISABELLA

D. CORCELLI

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Lombardi, Ciccone, Paiva Weed, and Algiere

     Date Introduced: February 23, 2016

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

Isabella Corcelli, the vibrant and beautiful twenty-one year old daughter of Carol and Michael

Corcelli, Jr., and the adored sister of Michael and Joseph Corcelli; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her parents and brothers, Isabella was a beloved grandchild of

the late Dr. William and Dora D'Abbraccio, and the late Michael and Theresa Corcelli, Sr. Her

large and loving family also included her aunts Elizabeth D'Abbraccio and Brenda Corcelli, her

uncle Paul D'Abbraccio, and her cousins Tara Mekuto and Talia Reid; and

     WHEREAS, Isabella was a graduate of North Providence High School, where she had

earned distinction as a member of the National Honor Society, served as Student Council Vice

President and Treasurer, was a member of the lacrosse team and dance team, VAASA, an office

intern, and myriad additional activities, including holding several part-time jobs and being a

volunteer in the St. Pius V Community; and

     WHEREAS, Upon graduation from high school, Isabella attended the University of New

Hampshire, and with the same exuberance she had for everything she did, she soon became

engrossed in dorm council and archery. Due to her reoccurring cancer, she returned home and

attended Rhode Island College's School of Nursing; and

     WHEREAS, Isabella was not only talented, intelligent and hard-working, but was also a

beautiful person inside and out. She was named Miss Rhode Island Italia USA and had won the

swimsuit competition portion of the Miss Rhode Island 2015. She was a company member of the

State Ballet of Rhode Island, had won regional awards for her ballroom dancing, and had worked

as an extra on the film "The Irrational Man." Her love for dancing had also led to dancing the

salsa with Tony Dovolani as part of her Make-a-Wish Foundation grant which in turn led to the

organization featuring her in its promotions and inviting her to dance at its annual conference;

and

     WHEREAS, The most fitting tribute to Isabella Corcelli would be a celebration of her

life, a life in which each and every day was lived fully and joyfully embraced. She was blessed to

have always enjoyed the total love and support of her family, and in return she enriched the lives

of all who knew her. Her "sparkling eyes and precious smile" will be dearly missed; now,

therefore be it

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

hereby expresses our heartfelt condolences to the entire Corcelli Family on the passing of Isabella

Corcelli; and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Carol and Michael Corcelli Jr.

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