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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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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 ANNA BRUSCO

     Introduced By: Senators Miller, Lombardi, Gallo, Metts, and Felag

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Anna Brusco of Cranston, Rhode Island, passed away on January 19, 2018.

She was born in Belmonte, Calabria, Italy, the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Rosa Ianni. She

was the loving wife of the late Salvatore Brusco; and

     WHEREAS, When Mrs. Brusco came to the United States, her first job was at California

Artificial Flowers (Calart) in Providence. Soon thereafter, she began a housekeeping career that

lasted thirty years. She was a strong, determined and hard-working woman who was welcomed

into many homes and thanks to her kindness and wonderful sense of humor, she practically

became a member of the family to many of those who employed her; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Brusco was a devoted wife and mother who worked tirelessly tending

to her loved ones. She was well-known for her amazing Italian cooking and for her love for her

backyard garden where she regularly tended to her flowers and vegetables. She was proud of her

American citizenship and her Italian heritage, and was devoted to her Catholic faith. She was

deeply loved by her family and many friends, and will be sorely missed by all who knew and

loved her; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Brusco was the loving mother of Salvatore “Sam” Brusco and his wife,

Maria Eguia-Brusco, Roseann Brusco, and Kathy DeLellis and her husband, Robert. She was the

devoted stepmother of Marianna Prince and her husband, James, and Donald Brusco and his wife,

Terri. She was the beloved grandmother of Joseph DeLellis, Gianna DeLellis, James Brusco, and

Raymond Brusco. She was also the step-grandmother of Robert Harrison, Cheryl Myren, and

Cynthia Heroux, the step great-grandmother of Tracy Pascale, Robert Pascale Jr., Jason Pascale,

Alexia Heroux, Avanjolique Heroux, and the step great-great-grandmother of Robert Pascale, III.

She was the sister of Antonia Brusco, and the late Bonaventura Ianni, Salvatore Ianni, and

Giovanni Ianni; now, therefore be it

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

hereby expresses its condolences on the passing of Anna Brusco; 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 Salvatore Brusco, Roseann Brusco, Kathy

DeLellis, Marianna Prince, and Donald Brusco.

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