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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

EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ALEXANDER

AURRICHIO

     Introduced By: Representative Katherine S. Kazarian

     Date Introduced: June 17, 2020

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

of Alexander Aurrichio, the cherished son of Lou and Jill Aurrichio, and the beloved brother of

Michael, Chris, John, and Jillian; and

     WHEREAS, Alex was born an extraordinarily large baby, giving him the early moniker

of “Alex the Great.” It was a nickname he would live up to throughout his life; and

     WHEREAS, During his school years at Half Hollow Hills West High School, Alex chose

to play three sports, soccer, basketball, and baseball, and excelled at each of them. He was an

All-American in soccer, a Newsday All-Long Island baseball selection, earned Suffolk’s Gold

Glove Award, and the Butch Dellecave Award, which is given to Suffolk’s top scholar-athlete,

and these were just a few of his many athletic accomplishments; and

     WHEREAS, Doubly blessed, Alex was also an outstanding student, earning entrance into

Columbia University where he maintained a 3.7 GPA while starting on the men’s soccer and

baseball teams where he was a two-time All-Ivy League selection, including a first-team honoree

as a sophomore; and

     WHEREAS, Alex grew up in Dix Hills, which is a Hamlet in Long Island, New York.

After graduating from Columbia, he moved halfway around the globe to Australia in 2014, with

the dream of pursuing a career in the Australian Football League; and

     WHEREAS, Fondly called “Rooch” by his teammates and Aussie friends, Alex

represented numerous clubs across Australia and had most recently played for the Waratah

Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), where he quickly became a fan

favorite; and

     WHEREAS, The athletic achievements and titles that Alex had accumulated throughout

his lifetime do not fully pay homage to the man that he was. Accolades from those who knew

him paint a more vivid and heartwarming picture of a wonderful, endearing, and fearless person

who “got the most out of every day and the most out of everyone,” was “fearless and pushed the

limits” and had a “personality and smile that were even larger than he was”; and

     WHEREAS, Alex’s life was a celebration that ended far too soon, but he will always be

remembered for living his life to the fullest. He was dearly loved and admired, and he will

remain in the hearts of all who shared in his glorious adventure; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby extends its deepest sympathies on the passing of Alexander

Aurrichio; 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 Lou and Jill Aurrichio and Family.

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