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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DOROTHY M.

RUGGERIO

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Shekarchi, Corvese, Ucci, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: January 07, 2020

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with sincere sadness that this House has learned of the passing of

Dorothy M. Ruggerio, the loving wife of the late Mario "Charlie" Ruggerio, mother of our friend

and esteemed colleague, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, Lisa Aceto and her husband,

James, and the late Charles "Chucky" Ruggerio, and the cherished grandmother of Charles

Ruggerio, Christine DeSimone, Amanda Fallon, Justine Melo and Anthony Aceto, and five great-

grandchildren; and

     WHEREAS, Dorothy Prush was born in Jamaica (Queens), New York, a daughter of the

late Joseph and Mary Prush, and the sister of Joan Negris, and the late William, Joseph, Edward,

Raymond, Stephen and John Prush, Eleanor O'Reilly, and Agnes Kerr; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Ruggerio lived her life with energy, style and grace. She spent much of

her younger life traveling as a dancer in order to help support her family. She was a member of

the Rockettes, and she performed with such notable entertainers as Jackie Gleason, Sammy

Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin. She grew into a dynamic lady who possessed a formidable and

independent spirit; and

     WHEREAS, Throughout her lifetime, Mrs. Ruggerio enjoyed an active social life,

including bowling, tennis, card playing, and golfing with her many friends at Kirkbrae and

Louisquisset Country Clubs; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Ruggerio was a gifted and talented seamstress and an excellent cook

who often shared her culinary virtuosity with her family and friends, and occasionally with the

kitchen staff at her family's restaurant, The Chalet; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Ruggerio spent her later years at Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Nursing

Center where she was beloved by both her fellow residents and the Center's caring staff; and

     WHEREAS, Dorothy Ruggerio will be forever remembered as a loving and devoted

mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will evermore reside in the hearts and sweet

memories of all who knew and loved her; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby extends heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and friends of

Dorothy M. Ruggerio; 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 the Honorable Dominick J. Ruggerio, Senate

President, and Lisa Aceto.

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