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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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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 RAYMOND U.

ESPOSITO

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, McEntee, Ajello, Costantino, and Fellela

     Date Introduced: September 19, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Raymond U. Esposito, the devoted husband for almost 64 years to his beloved wife, Jane F.

Esposito, the cherished father of Raymond J. Esposito and his wife, Susan, and the very proud

grandfather of Amy and Eric; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Providence to the late Remeigio and Maria Esposito, Raymond

Esposito had been a longtime resident of the City of Warwick until moving to Providence seven

years ago. He was the brother of the late Joseph Esposito, Olga Tramonti, Mario Esposito, Harry

Esposito, Ida Albanese, and his twin sister, Esther Shekarchi, and the beloved uncle of many

nieces and nephews including our good friend and colleague Leader Joseph Shekarchi; and

     WHEREAS, A conscientious and astute businessman, Mr. Esposito had been an officer

and co-owner of Esposito Jewelry, Inc., in Providence until his retirement in 1981; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his family and career, Mr. Esposito was an active and

contributing member of the community, serving on myriad boards and commissions, and as a

former member of the Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, and the Warwick Board of

Public Safety from 1974-1976, and subsequently from 1994-1996; and

     WHEREAS, Described by his many friends as a good, decent, and most gentle man,

whose quiet ways, friendship, and spirit were an extraordinary gift to all who knew him,

Raymond Esposito will be dearly missed and always remembered; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Raymond U.

Esposito; 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. Jane F. Esposito and Family.

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