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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

CONGRATULATING VINCENT D'ADAMO ON BEING NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF

THE 11TH ANNUAL NORTH PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

     

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Archambault, Lombardo, Lynch Prata, and Ciccone

     Date Introduced: May 30, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, The purpose of the Memorial Day Parade is to honor veterans for their

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service to our country and to venerate those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this nation; and

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     WHEREAS, Being named Grand Marshal of the North Providence Memorial Day Parade

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is a highly enviable and exceptional tribute bestowed upon those who have served our country

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and have exhibited outstanding devotion and distinction within the community. With his own

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unique charms and an abundance of personality, our friend and colleague Vincent D'Adamo

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meets all the requirements; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. D'Adamo served our nation with honor in the United States Army

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during the Korean conflict. He was in the Medical Corps at Fort Devens and later at the Walter

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Reed Army Medical Center, and was stationed in Germany for two years, starting in 1953; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. D'Adamo is the son of Italian immigrants and had grown up in the

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pharmacy business working for his father who had run a pharmacy in Providence. Upon returning

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from his military service, he once again worked in the pharmacy business, eventually starting his

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own store in North Providence, and for the next twenty-three years, ran the New Marieville

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Pharmacy on the corner of Mineral Spring Avenue and Charles Street; and

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     WHEREAS, At the New Marieville Pharmacy, customers were always treated like

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family. Mr. D'Adamo would answer calls for prescriptions at all hours of the day and night, and if

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someone did not have enough money to pay, he would tell them to just forget about it. Currently,

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he is employed as a doorkeeper for the Rhode Island Senate and plays his accordion for St.

 

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Joseph's Day commemorations at the Statehouse; and

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     WHEREAS, Until recently, Mr. D'Adamo had been a lifelong North Providence resident.

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He was married to his late wife, Bertha, whom he had taken care of for many years as she dealt

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with multiple sclerosis. He is also the proud father of two daughters, three grandchildren, and two

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great-grandsons; and

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     WHEREAS, Vincent D'Adamo is cherished by his family, respected at work, and deeply

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devoted to the community. He is an exceptional gentleman who is truly deserving of the

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recognition he has been afforded; 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 congratulates Vincent D'Adamo on being named Grand Marshal of the 11th annual North

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Providence Memorial Day Parade; 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. Vincent D'Adamo.

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