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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE LOUIS A.

PERROTTA, SR.

     Introduced By: Representatives Fellela, Ucci, Mattiello, Mendez, and Chippendale

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2020

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Honorable Louis A. Perrotta, Sr., former Mayor of the Town of Johnston, on February 29, 2020.

He was the devoted husband of Maria Perrotta for fifty-seven years; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Perrotta was born in Providence, a son of the late Louis and Gina

Perrotta. He was a 1955 graduate of LaSalle Academy, and later graduated from Bryant College.

He served our nation with honor and distinction as a member of the United States Air Force

Reserves; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Perrotta was a successful businessman and longtime owner of Louis

Press Printers. He was a fixture within the business community who was admired for the high

quality of the products he produced and for his generosity in doing free work for numerous

charitable organizations; and

     WHEREAS, A distinguished public servant, Mr. Perrotta served on the Johnston Town

Council from 1987 to 1995, and was subsequently elected Mayor of Johnston in 1994. He was re-

elected in 1996, and served as Mayor for four years, from 1995 to 1999. In his twelve years of

public service, he served the citizens of Johnston with integrity and tireless devotion; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Perrotta was very active with numerous civic organizations. He was a

member and past President of the Johnston Lions Club for 53 years, and a member of the

Narragansett Lions Club, the Rally Point Tennis Club, and the Italo-American Club. He had also

been a lector at Our Lady of Grace Church; and

     WHEREAS, In his free time, Mr. Perrotta enjoyed reading, playing golf and tennis, and

was an avid amateur photographer who took great joy in taking photographs of his children,

grandchildren, and the many interesting places he and his wife visited in their travels; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Maria, Mr. Perrotta leaves behind his children,

Steven Perrotta, Louis Perrotta, Jr., and his wife, Else, Thomas Perrotta and his wife, Dawn,

Robert Perrotta and his wife, Sandra, and Richard Perrotta and his wife, Deborah. He also leaves

his grandchildren, Christopher, Danielle, Sarah, Sophia, Olivia, Matthew, Anthony, Cassondra,

Bobby and Isabella, and his brother, Albert Perrotta and his wife, Elaine; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses its condolences to the Perrotta Family on the passing of

the Honorable Louis A. Perrotta, Sr.; 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 Mrs. Maria Perrotta and family.

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