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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF CECELIA A. IANNAZZI

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Lynch Prata, and Gallo

     Date Introduced: June 27, 2019

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

A. "Cis" Iannazzi, resident of Smithfield and West Palm Beach, Florida, and the beloved wife for

fifty-three years to the late Pasquale Iannazzi; and

     WHEREAS, Cecelia Iannazzi, was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Romano

and the sister of the late Ralph F. Romano and Dr. Michael Romano. She was formerly a

longtime resident of the City of Providence and had attended Providence public schools. Cecelia

proudly served Rhode Island College and its Student Body as Chief Clerk of Records until her

retirement in 1989; and

     WHEREAS, Cis was blessed with many friends and a loving family who adored her. She

was the cherished mother of Jo-Ann Doyle and her husband, George, Donald S. Iannazzi and his

wife, Ann Marie, and Helynn M. Baxter and her husband, J. Joseph. She was also the very proud

grandmother of John Calcagni, Andrea Iannazzi, Michael Calcagni, Stephen Iannazzi, Ashley

Lemieux, Joseph Baxter and Samantha Baxter, and the great-grandmother of Cecelia Lemieux;

and

     WHEREAS, Cis enjoyed her retirement by spending the winters in Florida, serving as the

unofficial Mayor of the pool at the Palm Club II development. She could be found there almost

any day of the week, usually finishing the reading of another book in record time. If she was not

holding court by the pool, she could surely be found on the couch glued to the Hallmark Channel,

watching one of her favorite movies that she had most likely seen many times before; and

     WHEREAS, Christmas was Cis's favorite time of year, so much so that each year, it

would come twice; once in December, and again in July for Hallmark's "Christmas in July"; and

     WHEREAS, Cis passed down many traditions to her children and grandchildren,

including a love for Frank Sinatra. Her home was a place where everyone wanted to be. There

was always something on the stove, Golden Girls on the TV, good conversation to be had, and of

course endless laughs. No matter what was going on, time seemed to stop at 5 o'clock for, of

course, "Happy Hour"; and

     WHEREAS, The countless memories that Cecelia Iannazzi leaves behind are a sign of

the great life that she lived. She will be sorely missed by her friends and family, and she will

continue to live on in their hearts and memories forever; now, therefore be it

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

hereby expresses our deepest sympathies to the entire Iannazzi Family on the passing of Cecelia

A. Iannazzi; 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 Jo-Ann Doyle, Donald S. Iannazzi and Helynn

M. Baxter.

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