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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JOHN J. TASSONI

     

     Introduced By: Senators Archambault, Lombardo, Goodwin, McCaffrey, and Ruggerio

     Date Introduced: April 26, 2017

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of John J.

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Tassoni, the beloved husband of Janet Tassoni for sixty-three years, and the loving father of our

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friend and former colleague, the Honorable John J. Tassoni, Jr., and his wife, Councilwoman S.

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Jean Cerroini, Michael Tassoni and his wife, Paula, David Tassoni and his wife, Brenda, and

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Judi-Ann Slader and her husband, Michael; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Tassoni was born in Providence to the late John and Amalia Tassoni,

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and was the brother of Anna Reo-Mello. He was also the very proud grandfather of nine

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grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; and

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     WHEREAS, A hard-working and talented man, Mr. Tassoni had been self-employed as a

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carpenter for many years before his retirement, and had served our country with honor in the

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United States Air Force. He had also enjoyed playing golf and was an avid New York Yankees

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fan; and

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

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family. He was a loving husband and a devoted father, brother and grandfather. He enriched the

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lives of all who knew him and will be dearly missed; now, 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 deepest sympathies to Mrs. Janet Tassoni and the entire Tassoni Family on

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the passing of John J. Tassoni; 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 duly certified copies of this resolution to Mrs. Janet Tassoni, and the Honorable John J.

 

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Tassoni and Family.

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