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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF EVELYN V. FARGNOLI

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Goodwin, Ciccone, Metts, and Jabour

     Date Introduced: June 13, 2017

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

V. Fargnoli, beloved wife of the late Ralph R. Fargnoli, cherished mother of John Fargnoli and

his wife, Bonnie, and Mary-Ellen Fargnoli, and the loving grandmother of James, John, and

Lesley Fargnoli; and

     WHEREAS, Evelyn Fargnoli was born in the City of Providence into the large and

loving family of the late Antonio and Bernadina Verdi. She was the sister of Elvira LaTorre and

the late Thomas, Geno and Lester Verdi, and Eleanor Paparella, Maria Teresa Ciorlano, and

Josephine Verdi; and

     WHEREAS, Possessed with an abundance of business acumen, Mrs. Fargnoli was the

owner of Specialty Cleansing Company in Providence. She had also been elected to the

Providence City Council where she served for sixteen years, retiring as Council President in

1998, and had been honored with the Italian American Verrazano Award in 1997; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to making a wonderful home for her family, her business and her

service on the Providence City Council, Mrs. Fargnoli was also active in the community through

her association with a number of organizations including, President of the George J. West PTA,

Chair of the District 8 Democratic Committee, and a member of the Governor Garrahy

Commission on Libraries, the Narragansett Bay Commission, and the 5th Ward Democratic

Committee, to name just a few; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Evelyn Fargnoli, a loving wife, mother and

grandmother, and a business woman and public servant, left an indelible mark on the lives of

those she knew and loved and on the community she served so well, and she will be dearly

missed; now, therefore be it

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

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Evelyn V. Fargnoli; 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 John Fargnoli and Family, and Mary-Ellen

Fargnoli.

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