2018 -- H 7968

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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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 PEARL SARNO

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Solomon, Vella-Wilkinson, McNamara, and
Bennett

     Date Introduced: March 15, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

longtime Warwick resident, Pearl Sarno, better known as "Rusty" to her family and many friends.

She was the beloved wife of the late Edmund T. "Ed" Sarno, the loving mother of Fred B. "Ted"

Sarno and his wife, Lois, Edmund Burke Sarno, and Jeffrey Paul Sarno and his wife, Claudia, and

the very proud and doting grandmother of seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Providence, Rusty was the daughter of the late Fred and Nettie

Blackmar. She had been employed for many years as a cosmetic sales representative for the Ann

& Hope Stores and subsequently by Cherry & Webb Co. until her retirement in 1990; and

     WHEREAS, Energetic and contributing members of the community, for more than fifty

years Rusty and her husband, Ed, had been very active in local and state politics, and had shared a

special affinity for Warwick's current Mayor, the Honorable Scott Avedisian, and the City's

former Mayor Lincoln Chafee; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her family and political activities, Rusty enjoyed flower

gardening and cooking, especially during the holidays. She was a devout Catholic and longtime

communicant of St. Rita's Church in Warwick; and

     WHEREAS, Rusty Sarno enriched the lives of all who knew and loved her, and she will

be dearly missed and always fondly 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 Pearl "Rusty"

Sarno; 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 Fred and Lois Sarno, Edmund Burke Sarno, and

Jeffrey and Claudia Sarno.

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