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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ALFRED CARPIONATO

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Gallo, and Felag

     Date Introduced: January 09, 2019

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Alfred

Carpionato, beloved husband of Sheryl Carpionato, loving father of two sons, Domenic and

Louis, and the well-respected CEO of Carpionato Group; and

     WHEREAS, Born in Providence, Alfred "Fred" Carpionato was the son of the late Louis

and Anna Carpionato, and the brother of Iliana Luchka and Attilia Renzi. He began his career as a

teenager working for his father's residential construction business. He eventually took over the

family's construction business, moving it toward commercial real estate and ever-increasing

success for more than six decades; and

     WHEREAS, A self-made man, who came from humble beginnings, Mr. Carpionato was

described as "…one of the best developers and real estate minds our state has ever seen, and his

projects transformed Rhode Island." Renowned Carpionato developments include the Chapel

View shopping complex in Cranston and the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick; and

     WHEREAS, Currently, the Carpionato Group has more than 6 million square feet of

property within its portfolio encompassing Class A retail, office, residential and hospitality space,

and has 500 employees working on $1.5 billion in development projects; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Carpionato was dedicated to his community. He served on

the Board of Rhode Island Hospital, was a member of the Rhode Island Commodores, and had

been inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2017; and

     WHEREAS, Fred Carpionato was a tireless worker, a visionary, and a generous

philanthropist, whose life and accomplishments truly changed the landscape of Rhode Island. He

will be dearly missed but never forgotten; now, therefore be it

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

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Alfred Carpionato; 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 Sheryl Carpionato and Family.

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