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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 PROFOUND SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF EVELYN DELFINO

     

     Introduced By: Senators Lombardo, Archambault, Lombardi, Felag, and Coyne

     Date Introduced: August 03, 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 Evelyn

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DelFino, beloved wife for sixty-four years to Richard DelFino, Sr., and the cherished mother of

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Richard DelFino, Jr., and his wife, Debra, and Peter DelFino and his wife, Maggie; and

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. DelFino, affectionately known as "Marie" by her family and many

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friends, was born in Providence and grew up in the Federal Hill section of the City of Providence.

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She was a daughter of the late Francesco and Mary DeLisi, and the sister of Vincent DeLisi,

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Theresa Gomes, and the late Peter DeLisi. She was a graduate and proud alumni of Classical

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High School and had attended Pembroke College; and

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. DelFino's loving personality created and nurtured a marriage that

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flourished, and a home that was warm and welcoming. She doted on her family, particularly her

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cherished grandchildren, Richard DelFino, III, and his wife Ariana, David DelFino and his

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girlfriend, Arielle Morton, and Vincent DelFino, She was also the very proud great-grandmother

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of Richard DelFino, IV; and

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      WHEREAS, Marie DelFino was the heart and soul of her family. Her kindheartedness,

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gentleness and generosity will forever be indelibly imprinted on the lives and in the cherished

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memories of her entire family and many, many friends. She enriched the lives of all who had the

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good fortune to have known her and she 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 extends sincere condolences on the passing of Evelyn DelFino; 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 Mr. Richard DelFino, Sr., and Family.

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