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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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volunteer in the St. Pius V Community; and

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

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

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

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attended Rhode Island College's School of Nursing; and

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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and

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

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

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

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

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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 heartfelt condolences to the entire Corcelli Family on the passing of Isabella

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Corcelli; 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 Carol and Michael Corcelli Jr.

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