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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 ANGELA V. COPPOLA

     Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Ruggerio, Lombardi, Sosnowski, and Metts

     Date Introduced: April 26, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Angela V. Coppola, aged 86 and a resident of Cranston, Rhode Island,

passed away on April 6, 2018, at Roger Williams Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Arthur

N. Coppola; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Coppola was born in Providence, Rhode Island, a daughter of the late

Pasquale and Elsie Matarese. She graduated from Central High School, and attained a Bachelor of

Science degree from Bryant College. Mrs. Coppola was a highly acclaimed schoolteacher who

taught for many years at St. Mary of the Visitation School and St. Xavier Academy. She was

passionate about the value of education and the importance of the teaching profession. She made

an indelible mark on the lives of all the students she taught and helped to prepare them to go

forward and to live successful lives full of meaning; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Coppola was very proud of her Italian heritage and was a devoted

member of the Catholic Church. She was an active parishioner of St. Mark Church, and was a

member of the Italian American Historical Society and the Sons of Italy Loggia Vittoria # 585;

and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Coppola was a devoted wife, sister, and aunt, and was a beloved friend

of many. All who knew and loved her feel the pain of her loss but the vibrant memory of her and

the beautiful life she lived will live on forever in the hearts of her family and friends; and

     WHEREAS, Besides her husband, Mrs. Coppola is survived by one sister, Norma Kacen,

one sister-in-law, Beatrice McCarthy, and six nieces and nephews, Marilyn Coppola, Debra

Coppola, Michael Coppola, Jimmy McCarthy, Maureen Fogarty, and Karen Musumeci; 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 Mrs. Angela V. Coppola; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Arthur N. Coppola.

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